коло

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ко‧ло

коло • (kolo)

1. twenty

   коло ий

   kolo ij

   twenty years

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “коло”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Cognate to Kazakh қола (qola).

коло • (kolo) (Arabic spelling قولو)

1. bronze

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɔ]

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коло • (kolo) n

1. wheel
2. round
3. a type of circle dance

From Proto-Slavic *kȍlo.

коло • (kolo) n

1. wheel, circle
2. (plural only) wagon, car

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “коло”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk
• Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “коло”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae) (overall work in Czech), Prague: Euroslavica
• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Halla-aho, Jussi (2006) Problems of Proto-Slavic Historical Nominal Morphology: On the Basis of Old Church Slavic (Slavica Helsingiensia; 26), Helsinki: University of Helsinki

Inherited from Old Slovak kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Hyphenation: ко‧ло

коло (kolo) n

1. wheel, circuit
2. (electricity) circuit

   Synonym: спой (spoj)

   приключне коло ― priključne kolo ― connecting circuit

3. kolo (national folk dance performed in a circle)

   дурне коло ― durne kolo ― an ancient Rusyn folk dance (literally, “crazy wheel”)

4. level, phase, volume, round (someone or something united or connected by a common characteristic or property)
5. ring, disc, coil, hoop

   коло арматури ― kolo armaturi ― armature coil

6. loop, circle

   Synonym: круг (kruh)

коло (kolo) [with genitive]

1. around, round (indicates circular direction of movement)

   Synonym: (less common) около (okolo)

   Жем ше окруца кoло своєй оси ― Žem še okruca kolo svojej osi ― the Earth rotates around its axis

2. over, around, surrounding, concerning

   Synonym: (less common) около (okolo)

   повадзели ше кoло єдней бразди ― povadzeli še kolo jednej brazdi ― they argued over one furrow

   трудза ше кoло змесценя госцох ― trudza še kolo zmescenja hoscox ― they are working hard over accommodating guests

   • 2025 February 7, О. Русковски, “Кед єст дзеки и сцелосци – нє иснує нєможлїве”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Можем повесц же було наисце чежки периоди, и зоз троїма дзецми и шицкима обовязками коло фамелиї нє було лєгко, алє ниа, я ше трудзим, робим, и нє одуставам, озда як и кажда друга жена.

     Možem povesc že bulo naisce čežki periodi, i zoz trojima dzecmi i šickima obovjazkami kolo fameliji nje bulo ljehko, alje nia, ja še trudzim, robim, i nje odustavam, ozda jak i každa druha žena.

     I can say that there were really difficult periods, and with three children and all the responsibilities around the family it was not easy, but look, I strive, I work, and I don't retreat, I suppose like every other woman.

   • 2025 March 27, М. Джуджар, “Поволанка родичом за формованє предшколскей ґрупи по руски”, in Руске Слово‎^[2]:

     На схадзки плановане же би ше присутни догварели детальнєйше и коло дзецинскей заградки котра би найбаржей одвитовал шицким.

     Na sxadzki planovane že bi še prisutni dohvareli detalʹnjejše i kolo dzecinskej zahradki kotra bi najbaržej odvitoval šickim.

     The meeting is planned such that the attendees would discuss in greater detail surrounding the kindergarten, which would for the most part answer everyone.

3. beside, by, near (indicates movement in close proximity)

   прешол коло нас ― prešol kolo nas ― he passed near us

   иду єден коло другого ― idu jeden kolo druhoho ― they are going one by the other

4. along, beside, by, next to (indicates movement in parallel with something)

   драга идзе коло беґелю ― draha idze kolo begelju ― the road goes along the canal

коло (kolo)

1. approximately, around, about, some, roughly

   Synonyms: дас (das), (less common) около (okolo)

   коло пол ноци ― kolo pol noci ― around midnight

   було коло двацец людзох ― bulo kolo dvacec ljudzox ― there were about twenty people

   синови му коло дванац роки ― sinovi mu kolo dvanac roki ― his son is roughly twelve years old

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “коло”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “around”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 28
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “beside”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 37
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “by”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 46
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “round”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 258

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): /kôlo/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ло

ко̏ло n (Latin spelling kȍlo)

1. wheel
2. a folk dance primarily danced by South Slavs
3. level, phase, volume, round, stage

коло • (kolo)

1. bronze, tin

• кололу (kololu)

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “коло”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): [koˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: ко‧ло

коло • (kolo)

1. ford, crossing

• L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “коло”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 312
• R. S. Nasibullin, V. G. Semenov (2013) “брод”, in Системно-Тематический Русско-Удмуртский Словарь [Systematic-Thematic Russian-Udmurt Dictionary], Izhevsk: Ассоциация «Научная книга», page 202

From Proto-Slavic *kȍlo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫɔ]

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ко́ло • (kólo) n inan (genitive ко́ла, nominative plural ко́ла, genitive plural кіл)

1. circle
2. circle-shaped object
3. (electricity) circuit
4. wheel (in a mill or other machine)

   Synonym: ко́лесо (kóleso)

   махове́ ко́ло ― maxové kólo ― flywheel

5. round dance

ко́ло • (kólo) (+ genitive case)

1. around (surrounding)
2. around (near)
3. around, about, approximately

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “коло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN