kol

See also KOL, köl, kòl, кол, and Kol

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

kol (comparative koller, superlative kolst)

1. (Flemish) difficult, troublesome
2. (Flemish) magical

Declension

Declension of kol

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		kol	koller
neuter singular	indefinite	kol	koller
	definite	kolle	kollere	kolste	kolst, kolste
common singular		kolle	kollere	kolste	kolste
plural		kolle	kollere	kolste	kolste
partitive		kols	kollers

Noun

kol f (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje)

1. witch
2. (Flemish) wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjuror, warlock

kol m (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje)

1. White spot on the forehead of a horse or a cow.

Synonyms

• (witch): toverkol, heks
• (spot on forehead): bles

Anagrams

• lok

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Finnish

Numeral

kol

1. (colloquial) three

Usage notes

This term is used mainly in counting, i.e. not atributively.

Synonyms

• kolme

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʰɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

  Homophones: Kol

Noun

kol n

1. (usually in the plural) coal
2. (in compounds) carbon (chemical element)

Declension

declension of kol

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kol	kolið	kol	kolin
accusative	kol	kolið	kol	kolin
dative	koli	kolinu	kolum	kolunum
genitive	kols	kolsins	kola	kolanna

Derived terms

• kolefni
• kolkrabbi
• kolvetni

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kool (“coal”).

Noun

kol

1. coal

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Lojban

Rafsi

kol

1. rafsi of kolme.

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Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *kulą, whence also Old English col, Old Norse kol.

Noun

kol n

1. coal

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Old Norse

Noun

kol n pl

1. coal

Descendants

• Icelandic: kol
• Swedish: kol
• Norwegian: kol

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /koːl/

• audio

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• Homophone: kål

Noun

kol n

1. (uncountable) carbon
2. (uncountable) coal
3. (countable) a piece of coal

Declension

Declension of kol

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kol	kolet	kol	kolen
genitive	kols	kolets	kols	kolens

Related terms

• (carbon): kol-14-datering, kolcykel, koldioxid, kolhydrat, kolmonoxid / koloxid, kolsyra, kolväte
• (coal): brunkol, grillkol, kola, kolgruva, kolkraft, kolmila, kolsvart, stenkol, träkol

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Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

English cold

Adjective

kol

1. cold
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:8 (translation here):

     Long apinun, taim ples i kol, tupela i harim God, Bikpela i wokabaut long dispela gaden, na tupela i hait namel long ol diwai.

Etymology 2

English call

Adjective

kol

1. called

Related terms

• kolim

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA: koɫ

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic kol, from Proto-Turkic *Kol.

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. arm
2. handle
3. branch

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *Kōl (“valley”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

1. (dialectal) valley

Declension

declension of kol

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	kol	kollar
definite accusative (belirtme)	kolu	kolları
dative (yönelme)	kola	kollara
locative (bulunma)	kolda	kollarda
ablative (çıkma)	koldan	kollardan
genitive (tamlayan)	kolun	kolların

possessive forms of kol

nominative	singular	plural
benim (my)	kolum	kollarım
senin (your)	kolun	kolların
onun (his/her/its)	kolu	kolları
bizim (our)	kolumuz	kollarımız
sizin (your)	kolunuz	kollarınız
onların (their)	kolları	kolları
accusative	singular	plural
benim (my)	kolumu	kollarımı
senin (your)	kolunu	kollarını
onun (his/her/its)	kolunu	kollarını
bizim (our)	kolumuzu	kollarımızı
sizin (your)	kolunuzu	kollarınızı
onların (their)	kollarını	kollarını
dative	singular	plural
benim (my)	koluma	kollarıma
senin (your)	koluna	kollarına
onun (his/her/its)	koluna	kollarına
bizim (our)	kolumuza	kollarımıza
sizin (your)	kolunuza	kollarınıza
onların (their)	kollarına	kollarına
locative	singular	plural
benim (my)	kolumda	kollarımda
senin (your)	kolunda	kollarında
onun (his/her/its)	kolunda	kollarında
bizim (our)	kolumuzda	kollarımızda
sizin (your)	kolunuzda	kollarınızda
onların (their)	kollarında	kollarında
ablative	singular	plural
benim (my)	kolumdan	kollarımdan
senin (your)	kolundan	kollarından
onun (his/her/its)	kolundan	kollarından
bizim (our)	kolumuzdan	kollarımızdan
sizin (your)	kolunuzdan	kollarınızdan
onların (their)	kollarından	kollarından
genitive	singular	plural
benim (my)	kolumun	kollarımın
senin (your)	kolunun	kollarının
onun (his/her/its)	kolunun	kollarının
bizim (our)	kolumuzun	kollarımızın
sizin (your)	kolunuzun	kollarınızın
onların (their)	kollarının	kollarının

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Preposition

kol

1. against