koljeno

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• kòleno (Ekavian)
• kolino (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒʎeno/
• Hyphenation: ko‧lje‧no

Noun

kòljeno n (Cyrillic spelling ко̀љено)

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

Declension

Declension of koljeno

	singular	plural
nominative	kòljeno	koljena
genitive	koljena	kȍljēnā
dative	koljenu	koljenima
accusative	koljeno	koljena
vocative	koljeno	koljena
locative	koljenu	koljenima
instrumental	koljenom	koljenima

References

• “koljeno”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025