colonie

See also: Colonie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ni/

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Noun

colonie f (plural colonies)

1. colony

Derived terms

• colonial
• colonialisme
• colonialiste
• colonie de vacances
• colonisation
• coloniser

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: قولونی (koloni)
  • Turkish: koloni

Further reading

• “colonie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

colonie f

1. plural of colonia

Anagrams

• enolico, oloceni

Middle French

Noun

colonie f (plural colonies)

1. colony

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French colonie or Latin colōnia.

Noun

colonie f (plural colonii)

1. colony

Declension

Declension of colonie

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	colonie	colonia		colonii	coloniile
genitive-dative	colonii	coloniei		colonii	coloniilor
vocative	colonie, colonio			coloniilor