colonia
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Italian [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).
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Noun [edit]
colonia f (plural colonie)
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
colonia f (plural colonie)
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Etymology 3 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Stress: colonìa, IPA: /koloˈni.a/, X-SAMPA: /kolo"ni.a/
Noun [edit]
colonia f (plural colonie)
- holding (farm)
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
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Noun [edit]
colōnia (genitive colōniae); f, first declension
- A colony, settlement.
- A possession in land, land attached to a farm, estate.
- (metonymically) The people composing a colony, colonists.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | colōnia | colōniae |
| genitive | colōniae | colōniārum |
| dative | colōniae | colōniīs |
| accusative | colōniam | colōniās |
| ablative | colōniā | colōniīs |
| vocative | colōnia | colōniae |
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).
Noun [edit]
colonia f (plural colonias)
- colony
- (Mexico) neighbourhood
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Usage notes [edit]
- In Mexico it is usually shortened and capitalized as "Col." in addresses, where it has postal value and is obligatory (or fraccionamiento, or barrio), alongside of postal code (zip code).
