kolibri

See also: Kolibri and kolibří

Albanian

Noun

kolibri m

1. inflection of kolibër:
   1. indefinite dative/ablative singular
   2. definite nominative singular

Danish

Etymology

From Spanish colibrí (“hummingbird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolibriː/, [kʰoliˈb̥ʁiːˀ]

Noun

kolibri c (singular definite kolibrien, plural indefinite kolibrier)

1. hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae)

Inflection

Declension of kolibri

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kolibri	kolibrien	kolibrier	kolibrierne
genitive	kolibris	kolibriens	kolibriers	kolibriernes

Further reading

• Kolibrier on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Etymology

From French colibri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolibri/, [ˈko̞libri]
• Rhymes: -olibri
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lib‧ri

Noun

kolibri

1. hummingbird; trochilid (bird of the family Trochilidae)

   Kolibri on ainoa lintu joka osaa lentää takaperin.

   The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

Declension

Inflection of kolibri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kolibri	kolibrit
genitive		kolibrin	kolibrien
partitive		kolibria	kolibreja
illative		kolibriin	kolibreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolibri	kolibrit
accusative	nom.	kolibri	kolibrit
	gen.	kolibrin
genitive		kolibrin	kolibrien
partitive		kolibria	kolibreja
inessive		kolibrissa	kolibreissa
elative		kolibrista	kolibreista
illative		kolibriin	kolibreihin
adessive		kolibrilla	kolibreilla
ablative		kolibrilta	kolibreilta
allative		kolibrille	kolibreille
essive		kolibrina	kolibreina
translative		kolibriksi	kolibreiksi
abessive		kolibritta	kolibreitta
instructive		—	kolibrein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolibri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolibrini kolibrini accusative nom. kolibrini kolibrini gen. kolibrini genitive kolibrini kolibrieni partitive kolibriani kolibrejani inessive kolibrissani kolibreissani elative kolibristani kolibreistani illative kolibriini kolibreihini adessive kolibrillani kolibreillani ablative kolibriltani kolibreiltani allative kolibrilleni kolibreilleni essive kolibrinani kolibreinani translative kolibrikseni kolibreikseni abessive kolibrittani kolibreittani instructive — — comitative — kolibreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolibrisi kolibrisi accusative nom. kolibrisi kolibrisi gen. kolibrisi genitive kolibrisi kolibriesi partitive kolibriasi kolibrejasi inessive kolibrissasi kolibreissasi elative kolibristasi kolibreistasi illative kolibriisi kolibreihisi adessive kolibrillasi kolibreillasi ablative kolibriltasi kolibreiltasi allative kolibrillesi kolibreillesi essive kolibrinasi kolibreinasi translative kolibriksesi kolibreiksesi abessive kolibrittasi kolibreittasi instructive — — comitative — kolibreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolibrimme kolibrimme accusative nom. kolibrimme kolibrimme gen. kolibrimme genitive kolibrimme kolibriemme partitive kolibriamme kolibrejamme inessive kolibrissamme kolibreissamme elative kolibristamme kolibreistamme illative kolibriimme kolibreihimme adessive kolibrillamme kolibreillamme ablative kolibriltamme kolibreiltamme allative kolibrillemme kolibreillemme essive kolibrinamme kolibreinamme translative kolibriksemme kolibreiksemme abessive kolibrittamme kolibreittamme instructive — — comitative — kolibreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolibrinne kolibrinne accusative nom. kolibrinne kolibrinne gen. kolibrinne genitive kolibrinne kolibrienne partitive kolibrianne kolibrejanne inessive kolibrissanne kolibreissanne elative kolibristanne kolibreistanne illative kolibriinne kolibreihinne adessive kolibrillanne kolibreillanne ablative kolibriltanne kolibreiltanne allative kolibrillenne kolibreillenne essive kolibrinanne kolibreinanne translative kolibriksenne kolibreiksenne abessive kolibrittanne kolibreittanne instructive — — comitative — kolibreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolibrinsa kolibrinsa accusative nom. kolibrinsa kolibrinsa gen. kolibrinsa genitive kolibrinsa kolibriensa partitive kolibriaan kolibriansa kolibrejaan kolibrejansa inessive kolibrissaan kolibrissansa kolibreissaan kolibreissansa elative kolibristaan kolibristansa kolibreistaan kolibreistansa illative kolibriinsa kolibreihinsa adessive kolibrillaan kolibrillansa kolibreillaan kolibreillansa ablative kolibriltaan kolibriltansa kolibreiltaan kolibreiltansa allative kolibrilleen kolibrillensa kolibreilleen kolibreillensa essive kolibrinaan kolibrinansa kolibreinaan kolibreinansa translative kolibrikseen kolibriksensa kolibreikseen kolibreiksensa abessive kolibrittaan kolibrittansa kolibreittaan kolibreittansa instructive — — comitative — kolibreineen kolibreinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• enkelikolibri
• erakkokolibri
• kimalaiskolibri
• kypäräkolibri
• rubiinikolibri
• rubiinikurkkukolibri
• säihkykolibri

 

Further reading

• “kolibri”, 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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolibri]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lib‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri

Noun

kolibri (plural kolibrik)

1. hummingbird

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibrik
accusative	kolibrit	kolibrikat
dative	kolibrinak	kolibriknak
instrumental	kolibrival	kolibrikkal
causal-final	kolibriért	kolibrikért
translative	kolibrivá	kolibrikká
terminative	kolibriig	kolibrikig
essive-formal	kolibriként	kolibrikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kolibriban	kolibrikban
superessive	kolibrin	kolibrikon
adessive	kolibrinál	kolibriknál
illative	kolibriba	kolibrikba
sublative	kolibrira	kolibrikra
allative	kolibrihoz	kolibrikhoz
elative	kolibriból	kolibrikból
delative	kolibriról	kolibrikról
ablative	kolibritól	kolibriktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kolibrié	kolibriké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kolibriéi	kolibrikéi

Possessive forms of kolibri
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kolibrim	kolibrijaim
2nd person sing.	kolibrid	kolibrijaid
3rd person sing.	kolibrija	kolibrijai
1st person plural	kolibrink	kolibrijaink
2nd person plural	kolibritok	kolibrijaitok
3rd person plural	kolibrijuk	kolibrijaik

or

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibrik
accusative	kolibrit	kolibriket
dative	kolibrinek	kolibriknek
instrumental	kolibrivel	kolibrikkel
causal-final	kolibriért	kolibrikért
translative	kolibrivé	kolibrikké
terminative	kolibriig	kolibrikig
essive-formal	kolibriként	kolibrikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kolibriben	kolibrikben
superessive	kolibrin	kolibriken
adessive	kolibrinél	kolibriknél
illative	kolibribe	kolibrikbe
sublative	kolibrire	kolibrikre
allative	kolibrihez	kolibrikhez
elative	kolibriből	kolibrikből
delative	kolibriről	kolibrikről
ablative	kolibritől	kolibriktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	kolibrié	kolibriké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kolibriéi	kolibrikéi

Possessive forms of kolibri
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kolibrim	kolibrijeim
2nd person sing.	kolibrid	kolibrijeid
3rd person sing.	kolibrije	kolibrijei
1st person plural	kolibrink	kolibrijeink
2nd person plural	kolibritek	kolibrijeitek
3rd person plural	kolibrijük	kolibrijeik

Further reading

• kolibri in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolǐbri/

Noun

kolìbri m (Cyrillic spelling колѝбри)

1. hummingbird

   Kolibri je jedina ptica koja može letjeti unazad. (Ijekavian)

   Kolibri je jedina ptica koja može leteti unazad. (Ekavian)

   The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

   Kolibrija srce ima 400 (četristo) do 500 (petsto) otkucaja u minuti, a broj udaha u minuti mu je do 250 (dv(j)esto pedeset).

   A hummingbird's heart beats 400 to 500 times per minute (lit. has 400 to 500 beats per minute) and its number of breaths per minute is up to 250.

Declension

Declension of kolibri

	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibriji
genitive	kolibrija	kolibrija
dative	kolibriju	kolibrijima
accusative	kolibrija	kolibrije
vocative	kolibri	kolibriji
locative	kolibriju	kolibrijima
instrumental	kolibrijem	kolibrijima

Swedish

Kolibri

Noun

kolibri c

1. hummingbird

   Kolibrier är de enda fåglarna som kan flyga baklänges

   Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards

Declension

Declension of kolibri
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kolibri	kolibrin	kolibrier	kolibrierna
Genitive	kolibris	kolibrins	kolibriers	kolibriernas

References

• kolibri in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolibri in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kolibri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)