col

See also COL, Col., col., col-, -col, and çöl

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French col, from Latin collum (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɒl/

Noun

Wikipedia col (plural cols)

1. A dip between mountain peaks in a summit-line.

Translations

dip between mountain peaks

Bulgarian: проход (bg), седловина (bg)

Related terms

• bealach
• mountain pass
• pass
• saddle

External links

• cols on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Mountain pass

Anagrams

• CLO
• Loc., LOC

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Anglo-Norman

Etymology

Latin collum

Noun

col m. (oblique plural cols, nominative singular cols, nominative plural col)

1. (anatomy) the neck

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Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition con (“with”) + masculine singular article el (“the”).

Contraction

col m. (feminine cola, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural coles)

1. with the

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cu illu < Latin eccum illum. Compare Italian quello, Romanian acel, Old French cil, Spanish aquel.

Pronoun

col

1. that

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French

Etymology

From Latin collum (“neck”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kɔl/

Noun

col m. (plural cols)

1. collar
2. col
3. neck (now especially of objects, vases etc.)

Derived terms

• col de l'utérus

Related terms

• cou

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Galician

Noun

col f. (plural coles)

1. wild mustard, wild cabbage; Brassica oleracea

Related terms

• coliflor

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kɔl̪ˠ]

Noun

col m.

1. prohibition
2. sin, lust
3. violation
4. dislike
5. incest
6. relation, relationship

Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative col colanna Vocative a choil a cholanna Genitive coil colanna Dative col colanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an col na colanna Genitive an choil na gcolanna Dative leis an gcol don chol leis na colanna

Derived terms

• col ceathar/col ceathrair
• col cúigir
• col gaoil
• col seisir
• colscaradh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
col	chol	gcol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Contraction

col

1. contraction of con il; with the

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin collum

Noun

col m. (plural colz)

1. (anatomy) the neck

Descendants

• French: cou, col

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kōluz. Cognate with Old High German kuoli.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /koːl/

Adjective

cōl (comparative cōlra, superlative cōlost)

1. cool (not hot or warm)

Declension

Weak							Strong
	singular			plural				singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	cōla	cōle	cōle	cōlan			nom.	cōl			cōle	cōl	cōla, -e
accusative	cōlan	cōle	cōlan				acc.	cōlne	cōl	cōle	cōle	cōl	cōla, -e
genitive	cōlan			cōlra, cōlena			gen.	cōles	cōles	cōlre	cōlra
dative	cōlan			cōlum			dat.	cōlum	cōlum	cōlre	cōlum
							instrumental	cōle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kulan. Cognate with Old High German kolo, Old Norse kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kol/

Noun

col n.

1. coal

Declension

    Declension of col (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	col	colu
accusative	col	colu
genitive	coles	cola
dative	cole	colum

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Old French

Etymology

Latin collum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

col m. (oblique plural cos, nominative singular cos, nominative plural col)

1. (anatomy) the neck

Descendants

• French: cou, col

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caulis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kol/

Noun

col f. (plural coles)

1. cabbage

Synonyms

• repollo m.
• berza f.

Derived terms

• brécol
• coliflor
• colinabo