kolega

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛɡa]

Noun

kolega m anim (feminine kolegyně)

1. colleague

   Synonym: spolupracovník

Declension

Declension of kolega (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolegové
genitive	kolegy	kolegů
dative	kolegovi	kolegům
accusative	kolegu	kolegy
vocative	kolego	kolegové
locative	kolegovi	kolezích
instrumental	kolegou	kolegy

Related terms

• kolegiální
• kolegiát
• nekolegiální

 

Further reading

• kolega in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kolega in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kolega in Internetová jazyková příručka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch collega, from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈleɡa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧lé‧ga

Noun

koléga (first-person possessive kolegaku, second-person possessive kolegamu, third-person possessive koleganya)

1. colleague

   Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

   Synonyms: teman sejawat, kawan sepekerjaan

Related terms

• kolegial
• kolegium
• kolese

 

Further reading

• “kolega” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Lithuanian

Kolegos

Etymology

From Latin collēga, likely via a Slavic language.

Noun

kolegà m (plural kolègos) stress pattern 2

1. colleague

Declension

declension of kolega

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kolegà	kolègos
genitive (kilmininkas)	kolègos	kolègų
dative (naudininkas)	kolègai	kolègoms
accusative (galininkas)	kolègą	kolegàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kolegà	kolègomis
locative (vietininkas)	kolègoje	kolègose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kolèga	kolègos

Further reading

• “kolega”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
• kolega in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɛ.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

kolega m pers (diminutive koleżka, feminine koleżanka)

1. friend, buddy
2. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	koledzy/kolegi (deprecative)
genitive	kolegi	kolegów
dative	koledze	kolegom
accusative	kolegę	kolegów
instrumental	kolegą	kolegami
locative	koledze	kolegach
vocative	kolego	koledzy

Further reading

• kolega in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolega in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolěːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

koléga m (Cyrillic spelling коле́га, feminine kolègica)

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolege
genitive	kolege	kolega
dative	kolegi	kolegama
accusative	kolegu	kolege
vocative	kolego	kolege
locative	kolegi	kolegama
instrumental	kolegom	kolegama

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlɛɡa/

Noun

kolega m anim (genitive singular kolegu, nominative plural kolegovia, genitive plural kolegov, declension pattern of hrdina)

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega

	singular	plural
nominative	kolega	kolegovia
genitive	kolegu	kolegov
dative	kolegovi	kolegom
accusative	kolegu	kolegov
locative	kolegovi	kolegoch
instrumental	kolegom	kolegmi

Related terms

• kolegyňa
• kolegiálny
• kolegialita

Further reading

• kolega in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk