koleno

See also: kóleno

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech koleno, from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolɛno/

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• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Hyphenation: ko‧le‧no

Noun

koleno n

1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural	dual
nominative	koleno	kolena	kolena
genitive	kolena, kolene	kolen	kolenou
dative	kolenu	kolenům	kolenům
accusative	koleno	kolena	kolena
vocative	koleno	kolena	kolena
locative	kolenu, koleni, koleně	kolenech	kolenou
instrumental	kolenem	koleny	koleny

Derived terms

• kolenní
• kolínko
• kolínka
• na koleně

Further reading

• koleno in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• koleno in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

koleno n (diminutive kolenko)

1. Superseded spelling of kóleno.

Declension

Declension of koleno

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	koleno	kolenje	kolena
Genitive	kolena	kolenowu	kolenow
Dative	kolenoju, kolenu	kolenoma	kolenam
Accusative	koleno	kolenje	kolena
Instrumental	kolenom	kolenoma	kolenami
Locative	kolenje	kolenoma	kolenach

Derived terms

• kolenaty
• koleniś se
• kolenkowaś

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): kòljeno
• (Ikavian): kolino

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒleno/
• Hyphenation: ko‧le‧no

Noun

kòleno n (Cyrillic spelling ко̀лено)

1. knee
2. joint, bent
3. knot
4. knuckle
5. angle
6. generation, descent
7. family, race, house

Declension

Declension of koleno

	singular	plural
nominative	kòleno	kolena
genitive	kolena	kȍlēnā
dative	kolenu	kolenima
accusative	koleno	kolena
vocative	koleno	kolena
locative	kolenu	kolenima
instrumental	kolenom	kolenima

References

• “koleno” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlɛnɔ/

Noun

koleno n (genitive singular kolena, nominative plural kolená, genitive plural kolien, declension pattern of mesto)

1. knee
2. (archaic) generation

Declension

Declension of koleno

	singular	plural
nominative	koleno	kolená
genitive	kolena	kolien
dative	kolenu	kolenám
accusative	koleno	kolená
locative	kolene	kolenách
instrumental	kolenom	kolenami

Derived terms

• kolenový, kolenný
• kolienko

Further reading

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

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔlèːnɔ/

Noun

kolẹ́no n

1. (anatomy) knee

Inflection

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	koléno
gen. sing.	koléna
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	koléno	koléni	koléna
accusative	koléno	koléni	koléna
genitive	koléna	kolén	kolén
dative	kolénu	kolénoma	kolénom
locative	kolénu	kolénih	kolénih
instrumental	kolénom	kolénoma	koléni

Further reading

• “koleno”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Noun

koleno n

1. knee