kolea

See also: Kōlea

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə

Noun

kolea (plural koleas)

1. (Hawaii) A migrating plover.
2. Any of various flowering plants of the genus Myrsine.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolëda, probably a nativized borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kōluz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoleɑ/, [ˈko̞le̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oleɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧le‧a

Adjective

kolea (comparative koleampi, superlative kolein)

1. chilly

Declension

Inflection of kolea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		kolea	koleat
genitive		kolean	koleiden koleitten
partitive		koleaa koleata	koleita
illative		koleaan	koleisiin koleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolea	koleat
accusative	nom.	kolea	koleat
	gen.	kolean
genitive		kolean	koleiden koleitten koleainrare
partitive		koleaa koleata	koleita
inessive		koleassa	koleissa
elative		koleasta	koleista
illative		koleaan	koleisiin koleihin
adessive		kolealla	koleilla
ablative		kolealta	koleilta
allative		kolealle	koleille
essive		koleana	koleina
translative		koleaksi	koleiksi
abessive		koleatta	koleitta
instructive		—	kolein
comitative		—	koleine

Possessive forms of kolea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koleani koleani accusative nom. koleani koleani gen. koleani genitive koleani koleideni koleitteni koleainirare partitive koleaani koleatani koleitani inessive koleassani koleissani elative koleastani koleistani illative koleaani koleisiini koleihini adessive koleallani koleillani ablative kolealtani koleiltani allative kolealleni koleilleni essive koleanani koleinani translative koleakseni koleikseni abessive koleattani koleittani instructive — — comitative — koleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koleasi koleasi accusative nom. koleasi koleasi gen. koleasi genitive koleasi koleidesi koleittesi koleaisirare partitive koleaasi koleatasi koleitasi inessive koleassasi koleissasi elative koleastasi koleistasi illative koleaasi koleisiisi koleihisi adessive koleallasi koleillasi ablative kolealtasi koleiltasi allative koleallesi koleillesi essive koleanasi koleinasi translative koleaksesi koleiksesi abessive koleattasi koleittasi instructive — — comitative — koleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koleamme koleamme accusative nom. koleamme koleamme gen. koleamme genitive koleamme koleidemme koleittemme koleaimmerare partitive koleaamme koleatamme koleitamme inessive koleassamme koleissamme elative koleastamme koleistamme illative koleaamme koleisiimme koleihimme adessive koleallamme koleillamme ablative kolealtamme koleiltamme allative koleallemme koleillemme essive koleanamme koleinamme translative koleaksemme koleiksemme abessive koleattamme koleittamme instructive — — comitative — koleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koleanne koleanne accusative nom. koleanne koleanne gen. koleanne genitive koleanne koleidenne koleittenne koleainnerare partitive koleaanne koleatanne koleitanne inessive koleassanne koleissanne elative koleastanne koleistanne illative koleaanne koleisiinne koleihinne adessive koleallanne koleillanne ablative kolealtanne koleiltanne allative koleallenne koleillenne essive koleananne koleinanne translative koleaksenne koleiksenne abessive koleattanne koleittanne instructive — — comitative — koleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koleansa koleansa accusative nom. koleansa koleansa gen. koleansa genitive koleansa koleidensa koleittensa koleainsarare partitive koleataan koleaansa koleatansa koleitaan koleitansa inessive koleassaan koleassansa koleissaan koleissansa elative koleastaan koleastansa koleistaan koleistansa illative koleaansa koleisiinsa koleihinsa adessive koleallaan koleallansa koleillaan koleillansa ablative kolealtaan kolealtansa koleiltaan koleiltansa allative kolealleen koleallensa koleilleen koleillensa essive koleanaan koleanansa koleinaan koleinansa translative koleakseen koleaksensa koleikseen koleiksensa abessive koleattaan koleattansa koleittaan koleittansa instructive — — comitative — koleineen koleinensa

Derived terms

• koleasti
• koleus
• kolkko

 

Further reading

• “kolea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• aloke, olake, olkea