Cola

See also: cola, COLA, colá, colà, and -cola

Translingual

Cola acuminata

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cola f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the kola nut trees.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

• (genus (kola nut tree)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Sterculioideae - subfamily
• (genus (moth)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Noctuidae - family; Calpinae - subfamily

References

• Cola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola (Malvaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cola (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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English

Proper noun

Cola

1. (slang, US) Columbia, South Carolina

   Synonym: Cola Town

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cola.

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German

Etymology

From the kola nut and the brandname Coca Cola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːla/

• Audio

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Noun

Cola f (genitive Cola, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola) or
` Cola (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Cola or Colas, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola)

1. (beverage) Coke, Coca-Cola, cola (beverage made with caramel and carbonated water)

Usage notes

• The word is generally feminine in northern and central Germany. The neuter gender is used alternatively in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
• As with other drinks, the unchanged plural is normally used when referring to quantities, e.g. glasses. The form Colas is used chiefly when meaning different kinds or brands.

Declension

Declension of Cola [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Cola	die	Colas1, Cola2
genitive	einer	der	Cola	der	Colas1, Cola2
dative	einer	der	Cola	den	Colas1, Cola2
accusative	eine	die	Cola	die	Colas1, Cola2

¹Referring to different kinds or brands.
²Referring to quantities.

Declension of Cola [neuter (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Cola	die	Colas1, Cola2
genitive	eines	des	Cola, Colas	der	Colas1, Cola2
dative	einem	dem	Cola	den	Colas1, Cola2
accusative	ein	das	Cola	die	Colas1, Cola2

¹Referring to different kinds or brands.
²Referring to quantities.

References

• “Cola” in Duden online