kol

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See also: Kol, KOL, kòl, köl, koł, kół, -kol, -köl, and кол

Cornish

Noun

kol

  1. Hard mutation of gol.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kol
  • Rhymes: -ɔl

Etymology 1

Noun

kol f (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

  1. witch
  2. (Belgium) wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjuror, warlock
Synonyms

Adjective

kol (comparative koller, superlative kolst)

  1. (Belgium) difficult, troublesome
  2. (Belgium) magical
Inflection
Declension of kol
uninflected kol
inflected kolle
comparative koller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kol koller het kolst
het kolste
indefinite m./f. sing. kolle kollere kolste
n. sing. kol koller kolste
plural kolle kollere kolste
definite kolle kollere kolste
partitive kols kollers —

Etymology 2

Noun

kol m (plural kollen, diminutive kolletje n)

  1. White spot on the forehead of a horse or a cow.
Synonyms

Anagrams

Finnish

Numeral

kol

  1. (colloquial) three

Usage notes

This term is used mainly in counting, i.e. not attributively.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n (genitive singular kols, nominative plural kol)

  1. (usually in the plural) coal
  2. (in compounds) carbon (chemical element)

Declension

declension of kol
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kol kolið kol kolin
accusative kol kolið kol kolin
dative koli kolinu kolum kolunum
genitive kols kolsins kola kolanna

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch kool (“cabbage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
  • Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. cabbage.
    Synonym: kubis

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From clipping of kolonel (“colonel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
  • Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. colonel.

Etymology 3

From Mitsubishi Colt, from English colt (“young male horse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
  • Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. Front-engine minibus or pickup.

Etymology 4

From Dutch calculeren (“to calculate, to estimate”), from Latin calculātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔl]
  • Hyphenation: kol

Verb

kol

  1. to calculate, to estimate, to check.

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Dutch kool (“coal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔl], [ˈkol]
  • Hyphenation: kol

Noun

kol (first-person possessive kolku, second-person possessive kolmu, third-person possessive kolnya)

  1. coal

Further reading

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to kas.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

kõl

  1. while, as long as (within or during the time that the second argument is still valid); (with negation) until
    leñk mẽdį, kõl jáunas - strike while the iron is hot (literally: bend the wood while it is young)
    Žmogùs gývas tõl, kõl gyvì prisiminìmai apiẽ jį̃. - A person is alive for as long as memories of him live on.
    Skaičiaũ, kõl neužmigaũ. - I read until I fell asleep.
  2. (with future tense) when, after
    Àš tavę̃s pasiìlgsiu, kõl tù bū́si išvažiãvus. - I'll miss you when you've gone.

Derived terms

Nihali

Noun

kol

  1. woman

Further reading

  • Shailendra Mohan, Noun morphology in Nihali and Korku

North Wahgi

Noun

kol

  1. name

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n (definite singular kolet, uncountable)

  1. coal

Derived terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kulą, whence also Old English col, Old Norse kol. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n

  1. coal

Descendants

  • Middle High German: kol

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Noun

kol n pl

  1. coal

Descendants

References

  • “kol”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Pronunciation

Verb

kol

  1. second-person singular imperative of kłuć
    Synonym: kłuj

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kol n

  1. (uncountable) carbon
  2. (uncountable) coal, either rock or charcoal
  3. (countable) a piece of coal

Declension

Declension of kol 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kol kolet kol kolen
Genitive kols kolets kols kolens

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English cold

Adjective

kol

  1. cold

Etymology 2

From English call

Adjective

kol

  1. called
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Turkish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish قول (qol, “arm, sleeve, branch”), from Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm”). Cognate to Old Uyghur qwl (qol, “arm”), Karakhanid قُولْ (qōl, “arm”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

  1. arm
  2. handle
  3. branch
Declension
Inflection
Nominative kol
Definite accusative kolu
Singular Plural
Nominative kol kollar
Definite accusative kolu kolları
Dative kola kollara
Locative kolda kollarda
Ablative koldan kollardan
Genitive kolun kolların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolum kollarım
2nd singular kolun kolların
3rd singular kolu kolları
1st plural kolumuz kollarımız
2nd plural kolunuz kollarınız
3rd plural kolları kolları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumu kollarımı
2nd singular kolunu kollarını
3rd singular kolunu kollarını
1st plural kolumuzu kollarımızı
2nd plural kolunuzu kollarınızı
3rd plural kollarını kollarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular koluma kollarıma
2nd singular koluna kollarına
3rd singular koluna kollarına
1st plural kolumuza kollarımıza
2nd plural kolunuza kollarınıza
3rd plural kollarına kollarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumda kollarımda
2nd singular kolunda kollarında
3rd singular kolunda kollarında
1st plural kolumuzda kollarımızda
2nd plural kolunuzda kollarınızda
3rd plural kollarında kollarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumdan kollarımdan
2nd singular kolundan kollarından
3rd singular kolundan kollarından
1st plural kolumuzdan kollarımızdan
2nd plural kolunuzdan kollarınızdan
3rd plural kollarından kollarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kolumun kollarımın
2nd singular kolunun kollarının
3rd singular kolunun kollarının
1st plural kolumuzun kollarımızın
2nd plural kolunuzun kollarınızın
3rd plural kollarının kollarının

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *kōl (“valley”).

Noun

kol (definite accusative kolu, plural kollar)

  1. (dialectal) valley

Volapük

Preposition

kol

  1. against
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