kollega

See also: kolléga

Danish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰole̝ːka]

  See also the pronunciation at kolleger.

Noun

kollega c (singular definite kollegaen, plural indefinite kollegaer or kolleger)

1. colleague

Inflection

Declension of kollega

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kollega	kollegaen	kollegaer kolleger	kollegaerne kollegerne
genitive	kollegas	kollegaens	kollegaers kollegers	kollegaernes kollegernes

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolːe(ː)ɡɑ/, [ˈko̞lːe̞(ː)ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olːeɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kol‧le‧ga
• Hyphenation^(key): kol‧le‧ga

Noun

kollega

1. colleague
2. (obsolete, academia) synonym of nuorempi lehtori (a junior teacher in a high school or college). [from 18th c.]

   Coordinate terms: lehtori, pedagogi, professori

Declension

Inflection of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		kollega	kollegat
genitive		kollegan	kollegoiden kollegoitten kollegojen
partitive		kollegaa	kollegoita kollegoja
illative		kollegaan	kollegoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kollega	kollegat
accusative	nom.	kollega	kollegat
	gen.	kollegan
genitive		kollegan	kollegoiden kollegoitten kollegojen kollegain rare
partitive		kollegaa	kollegoita kollegoja
inessive		kollegassa	kollegoissa
elative		kollegasta	kollegoista
illative		kollegaan	kollegoihin
adessive		kollegalla	kollegoilla
ablative		kollegalta	kollegoilta
allative		kollegalle	kollegoille
essive		kollegana	kollegoina
translative		kollegaksi	kollegoiksi
abessive		kollegatta	kollegoitta
instructive		—	kollegoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollegani kollegani accusative nom. kollegani kollegani gen. kollegani genitive kollegani kollegoideni kollegoitteni kollegojeni kollegaini rare partitive kollegaani kollegoitani kollegojani inessive kollegassani kollegoissani elative kollegastani kollegoistani illative kollegaani kollegoihini adessive kollegallani kollegoillani ablative kollegaltani kollegoiltani allative kollegalleni kollegoilleni essive kolleganani kollegoinani translative kollegakseni kollegoikseni abessive kollegattani kollegoittani instructive — — comitative — kollegoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kollegasi kollegasi accusative nom. kollegasi kollegasi gen. kollegasi genitive kollegasi kollegoidesi kollegoittesi kollegojesi kollegaisi rare partitive kollegaasi kollegoitasi kollegojasi inessive kollegassasi kollegoissasi elative kollegastasi kollegoistasi illative kollegaasi kollegoihisi adessive kollegallasi kollegoillasi ablative kollegaltasi kollegoiltasi allative kollegallesi kollegoillesi essive kolleganasi kollegoinasi translative kollegaksesi kollegoiksesi abessive kollegattasi kollegoittasi instructive — — comitative — kollegoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kollegamme kollegamme accusative nom. kollegamme kollegamme gen. kollegamme genitive kollegamme kollegoidemme kollegoittemme kollegojemme kollegaimme rare partitive kollegaamme kollegoitamme kollegojamme inessive kollegassamme kollegoissamme elative kollegastamme kollegoistamme illative kollegaamme kollegoihimme adessive kollegallamme kollegoillamme ablative kollegaltamme kollegoiltamme allative kollegallemme kollegoillemme essive kolleganamme kollegoinamme translative kollegaksemme kollegoiksemme abessive kollegattamme kollegoittamme instructive — — comitative — kollegoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolleganne kolleganne accusative nom. kolleganne kolleganne gen. kolleganne genitive kolleganne kollegoidenne kollegoittenne kollegojenne kollegainne rare partitive kollegaanne kollegoitanne kollegojanne inessive kollegassanne kollegoissanne elative kollegastanne kollegoistanne illative kollegaanne kollegoihinne adessive kollegallanne kollegoillanne ablative kollegaltanne kollegoiltanne allative kollegallenne kollegoillenne essive kollegananne kollegoinanne translative kollegaksenne kollegoiksenne abessive kollegattanne kollegoittanne instructive — — comitative — kollegoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kollegansa kollegansa accusative nom. kollegansa kollegansa gen. kollegansa genitive kollegansa kollegoidensa kollegoittensa kollegojensa kollegainsa rare partitive kollegaansa kollegoitaan kollegojaan kollegoitansa kollegojansa inessive kollegassaan kollegassansa kollegoissaan kollegoissansa elative kollegastaan kollegastansa kollegoistaan kollegoistansa illative kollegaansa kollegoihinsa adessive kollegallaan kollegallansa kollegoillaan kollegoillansa ablative kollegaltaan kollegaltansa kollegoiltaan kollegoiltansa allative kollegalleen kollegallensa kollegoilleen kollegoillensa essive kolleganaan kolleganansa kollegoinaan kollegoinansa translative kollegakseen kollegaksensa kollegoikseen kollegoiksensa abessive kollegattaan kollegattansa kollegoittaan kollegoittansa instructive — — comitative — kollegoineen kollegoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• opettajakollega

References

• “kollega”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN, retrieved 7 August 2024.

Further reading

• “kollega”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Norwegian Bokmål

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kolleger or kollegaer, definite plural kollegene or kollegaene)

1. colleague

Norwegian Nynorsk

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kollegaer or kollegaar, definite plural kollegaene or kollegaane)

1. colleague

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga. Doublet of kollegium.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kollega c

1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kollega

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kollega	kollegas
	definite	kollegan	kollegans
plural	indefinite	kollegor	kollegors
	definite	kollegorna	kollegornas

Declension of kollega

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kollega	kollegas
	definite	kollegan	kollegans
plural	indefinite	kolleger	kollegers
	definite	kollegerna	kollegernas

References

• kollega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)