kólaso

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

  • kolaso (superseded)

Etymology

A back-formation from Proto-Slavic *kolesa (“wheels”) (compare Upper Sorbian and Czech koleso, Russian колесо́ (kolesó)), plural of *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos, from *kʷel- (“to turn”).

The sense “bicycle” is a semantic loan from German Rad (“wheel; bicycle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.la.sɔ/, /ˈkɨ.la.sɔ/, (dated) /ˈkʊ.la.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlasɔ, -ɨlasɔ, -ʊlasɔ
  • Syllabification: kó‧la‧so

Noun

kólaso n (diminutive kólasko)

  1. wheel (circular device capable of rotating on its axis)
  2. bicycle (vehicle with two wheels propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals)

Declension

Declension of kólaso
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kólaso kólasy kólasa
Genitive kólasa kólasowu kólasow
Dative kólasoju, kólasu kólasoma kólasam
Accusative kólaso kólasy kólasa
Instrumental kólasom kólasoma kólasami
Locative kólasu kólasoma kólasach
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