kolonial

See also: koloniál

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰoloniˈæːˀl]

Etymology 1

koloni +‎ -al

Adjective

kolonial

1. colonial

Inflection

Inflection of kolonial
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	kolonial	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—2
Plural	koloniale	—	—2
Definite attributive1	koloniale	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

Shortened from kolonialvarer.

Noun

kolonial c (not inflected)

1. groceries
   • 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S (→ISBN)

     Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.

   • 1955, Snedkeren

     For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.

   • 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker

     ... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.

1. grocery store

Synonyms

• kolonialvarer

References

• “kolonial” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

From French colonial; surface etymology Kolonie +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koloˈni̯aːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

kolonial (not comparable)

1. colonial

Related terms

• Kolonialkrieg
• Kolonialmacht
• Kolonialwaren

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia

Adjective

kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

Derived terms

• kolonialisme

Etymology 2

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

Derived terms

• kolonialkjøpmann

References

• “kolonial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• "kolonial" in NAOB.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia

Adjective

kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

Derived terms

• kolonialisme

Etymology 2

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

References

• “kolonial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From koloni +‎ -al.

Adjective

kolonial (not comparable)

1. colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

Declension

Inflection of kolonial
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kolonial	—	—
Neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—
Plural	koloniala	—	—
Masculine plural3	koloniale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	koloniale	—	—
All	koloniala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• kolonialimperium
• kolonialstyre
• kolonialvara
• postkolonial