колело

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kolɛˈɫɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ɫɔ
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧ле‧ло

Noun

колело́ • (koleló) n (diminutive колелце́)

1. wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines)
2. (colloquial) bicycle

   Synonym: велосипе́д (velosipéd)

3. circle, ring, hoop, coil (figure or object with the shape of a circle)

   Synonyms: кръг (krǎg), окръ́жност (okrǎ́žnost)

   на колело́

   na koleló

   in a circle

Declension

Declension of колело́

	singular	plural
indefinite	колело́ koleló	колела́, колеле́та kolelá, koleléta
definite	колело́то kolelóto	колела́та, колеле́тата koleláta, kolelétata

References

• “колело”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колело”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “колело”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 553