colli

See also: collí

Catalan

Verb

colli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Possibly related to cōloa (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːlli/

Noun

cōlli (absolutive plural cōltin, possessive singular īcōl)

1. grandfather
   • c. 1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 18r.

     yn huehuetque yllamatque. catca yn tocihuan tocolhuan yn tachtõhuan yn tomintonhuan yn topiptonhuã yn tochichicahuan

     (those who were the ancient ones, men and women, our grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, great-great grandparents, great-grandmothers, our forefathers)

Usage notes

Usually occurs with a possessive prefix, such as tēcōl "one's grandfather" or nocōl "my grandfather".

Derived terms

• Colhuah, Colhuahcan

Related terms

• achcōlli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 214
• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Codex Chimalpahin, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages vol. 1, pp. 60–61
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 40
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215

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Italian

Noun

colli m

1. plural of collo
2. plural of colle

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) collī

1. genitive singular of collum

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Welsh

Etymology

From coll (“loss”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɬi/

Verb

colli (first-person singular present collaf)

1. to lose, misplace

   Dw i wedi colli fy mhwrs.

   I've lost my purse.

2. to lose (a game, a competition, etc.)

   Byddwn ni'n colli'n drwm yfory.

   We will lose heavily tomorrow.

3. to spill, leak

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	collaf	colli	cyll, colla	collwn	collwch	collant	collir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	collwn	collit	collai	collem	collech	collent	collid
preterite	collais	collaist	collodd	collasom	collasoch	collasant	collwyd
pluperfect	collaswn	collasit	collasai	collasem	collasech	collasent	collasid, collesid
present subjunctive	collwyf	collych	collo	collom	colloch	collont	coller
imperative	—	coll, colla	colled	collwn	collwch	collent	coller
verbal noun	colli
verbal adjectives	colledig colladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	colla i, collaf i	colli di	collith o/e/hi, colliff e/hi	collwn ni	collwch chi	collan nhw
conditional	collwn i, collswn i	collet ti, collset ti	collai fo/fe/hi, collsai fo/fe/hi	collen ni, collsen ni	collech chi, collsech chi	collen nhw, collsen nhw
preterite	collais i, colles i	collaist ti, collest ti	collodd o/e/hi	collon ni	colloch chi	collon nhw
imperative	—	colla	—	—	collwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Related terms

• coll
• colled

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
colli	golli	ngholli	cholli
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “colli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies