kolonia

See also: Kolonia, kolónia, kolonią, and Kolonią

Esperanto

Etymology

From kolonio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [koloˈnia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧a

Adjective

kolonia (accusative singular kolonian, plural koloniaj, accusative plural koloniajn)

1. colonial

Derived terms

• postkolonia

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin colōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoloniɑ/, [ˈko̞lo̞ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lo‧ni‧a

Noun

kolonia

1. colony

Declension

Inflection of kolonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		kolonia	koloniat
genitive		kolonian	kolonioiden kolonioitten
partitive		koloniaa	kolonioita
illative		koloniaan	kolonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolonia	koloniat
accusative	nom.	kolonia	koloniat
	gen.	kolonian
genitive		kolonian	kolonioiden kolonioitten koloniainrare
partitive		koloniaa	kolonioita
inessive		koloniassa	kolonioissa
elative		koloniasta	kolonioista
illative		koloniaan	kolonioihin
adessive		kolonialla	kolonioilla
ablative		kolonialta	kolonioilta
allative		kolonialle	kolonioille
essive		koloniana	kolonioina
translative		koloniaksi	kolonioiksi
abessive		koloniatta	kolonioitta
instructive		—	kolonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koloniani koloniani accusative nom. koloniani koloniani gen. koloniani genitive koloniani kolonioideni kolonioitteni koloniainirare partitive koloniaani kolonioitani inessive koloniassani kolonioissani elative koloniastani kolonioistani illative koloniaani kolonioihini adessive koloniallani kolonioillani ablative kolonialtani kolonioiltani allative kolonialleni kolonioilleni essive kolonianani kolonioinani translative koloniakseni kolonioikseni abessive koloniattani kolonioittani instructive — — comitative — kolonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koloniasi koloniasi accusative nom. koloniasi koloniasi gen. koloniasi genitive koloniasi kolonioidesi kolonioittesi koloniaisirare partitive koloniaasi kolonioitasi inessive koloniassasi kolonioissasi elative koloniastasi kolonioistasi illative koloniaasi kolonioihisi adessive koloniallasi kolonioillasi ablative kolonialtasi kolonioiltasi allative koloniallesi kolonioillesi essive kolonianasi kolonioinasi translative koloniaksesi kolonioiksesi abessive koloniattasi kolonioittasi instructive — — comitative — kolonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koloniamme koloniamme accusative nom. koloniamme koloniamme gen. koloniamme genitive koloniamme kolonioidemme kolonioittemme koloniaimmerare partitive koloniaamme kolonioitamme inessive koloniassamme kolonioissamme elative koloniastamme kolonioistamme illative koloniaamme kolonioihimme adessive koloniallamme kolonioillamme ablative kolonialtamme kolonioiltamme allative koloniallemme kolonioillemme essive kolonianamme kolonioinamme translative koloniaksemme kolonioiksemme abessive koloniattamme kolonioittamme instructive — — comitative — kolonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolonianne kolonianne accusative nom. kolonianne kolonianne gen. kolonianne genitive kolonianne kolonioidenne kolonioittenne koloniainnerare partitive koloniaanne kolonioitanne inessive koloniassanne kolonioissanne elative koloniastanne kolonioistanne illative koloniaanne kolonioihinne adessive koloniallanne kolonioillanne ablative kolonialtanne kolonioiltanne allative koloniallenne kolonioillenne essive koloniananne kolonioinanne translative koloniaksenne kolonioiksenne abessive koloniattanne kolonioittanne instructive — — comitative — kolonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koloniansa koloniansa accusative nom. koloniansa koloniansa gen. koloniansa genitive koloniansa kolonioidensa kolonioittensa koloniainsarare partitive koloniaansa kolonioitaan kolonioitansa inessive koloniassaan koloniassansa kolonioissaan kolonioissansa elative koloniastaan koloniastansa kolonioistaan kolonioistansa illative koloniaansa kolonioihinsa adessive koloniallaan koloniallansa kolonioillaan kolonioillansa ablative kolonialtaan kolonialtansa kolonioiltaan kolonioiltansa allative kolonialleen koloniallensa kolonioilleen kolonioillensa essive kolonianaan kolonianansa kolonioinaan kolonioinansa translative koloniakseen koloniaksensa kolonioikseen kolonioiksensa abessive koloniattaan koloniattansa kolonioittaan kolonioittansa instructive — — comitative — kolonioineen kolonioinensa

Further reading

• “kolonia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English colony, French colonie, German Kolonie, ultimately from Latin colōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈlɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: ko‧lon‧ia
• Homophone: Kolonia

Noun

kolonia f (diminutive kolonijka, related adjective kolonijny)

1. colony (region or governmental unit)
2. colony (group of people in a foreign country)
3. colony (group of residential houses located away from the city center or from the main cluster of buildings in a village)
4. penal colony (place of forced stay, isolated from society)
5. (in the plural, sports) youth camp (program that offers supervised recreational and athletic activities for children during summer vacation)
6. (colloquial) group of children or young people staying at a youth camp
7. colony (permanent assemblage of organisms of one species or a temporary concentration of animals)
8. (historical) colony (Greek, Phoenician, or Roman trading or agricultural settlement established in a foreign land and subordinate to a metropolis)

Declension

Declension of kolonia

	singular	plural
nominative	kolonia	kolonie
genitive	kolonii	kolonii/kolonij (archaic)
dative	kolonii	koloniom
accusative	kolonię	kolonie
instrumental	kolonią	koloniami
locative	kolonii	koloniach
vocative	kolonio	kolonie

Derived terms

adjectives

• antykolonialny
• kolonialny
• kolonizacyjny
• kolonizatorski

 

adverbs

• kolonialnie
• kolonijnie

 

nouns

• antykolonializm
• kolonialista
• kolonializm
• koloniał
• kolonista
• kolonistka
• kolonizacja
• kolonizator
• kolonizatorka
• kolonizatorstwo

 

verbs

• kolonizować impf
• skolonizować pf

 

Further reading

• kolonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kolonia in PWN's encyclopedia

Tagalog

Etymology

Early abakada spelling of kolonya.

Noun

kolonia (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. Obsolete spelling of kolonya