coler
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin coāgulārius, from coāgulō (“I curdle”).
Adjective
coler (feminine colera, masculine plural colers, feminine plural coleres)
- curdling
- olla colera ― curdling pot
Derived terms
- herba colera
Related terms
Further reading
- “coler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Latin
Verb
cōler
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōlō
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French coler, from Latin collāre.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɛːr/, /ˈkɔlər/
Noun
coler (plural colers)
- A piece of clothing or jewelry for around the neck:
- A neckband or collar (part of a garment around the neck).
- A chain made of gold links used as a necklace indicating status.
- Armour or protective gear for the neck area.
- A collar or loop around the neck of an animal (horse, dog, or cat).
- (rare) A shackle or restraint used around the neck for captives.
- A piece of fabric draped atop the upper arm and shoulder.
- (rare) The area around the neck; the halse.
Descendants
References
- “colẹ̄r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 December 2018.
Etymology 2
From Old French colere, from Latin cholera (which some forms are directly from).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔlər(ə)/, /ˈkɔl(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkɔləra/
Noun
coler (uncountable)
- Yellow bile as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
- (rare) A disease, affliction, or illness of the digestive system.
Coordinate terms
- medicinal humors: humours: coler · flewme · malencolie · sanguine [edit]
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: choler
References
- “colre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 December 2018.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris. Compare col. The variant colier derives from collārium, a Late Latin variant of collāre.
Noun
coler oblique singular, m (oblique plural colers, nominative singular colers, nominative plural coler)
- collar (item worn round the neck)
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Qu’il ne ronpe antor le coler
- So that he doesn't break [it] around the collar
Descendants
- French: collier
- → Middle Dutch: kolre, koller
- Dutch: kolder
- → Middle English: coler
- → Middle High German: kollier, collier, gollier
- → Polish: kołnierz (see there for further descendants)
Welsh
Etymology 1
From Middle English coler (“collar”).
Alternative forms
Noun
coler m or f (plural coleri or colerau)
Etymology 2
From Middle English coler (“yellow bile”).
Alternative forms
Noun
coler m (uncountable)
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
coler | goler | ngholer | choler |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coler”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies