Polish
Etymology
From kolano + -cho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈla.xɔ/
- Rhymes: -axɔ
- Syllabification: ko‧la‧cho
Noun
kolacho n
- (rare) augmentative of kolano (“knee”) (joint in the middle of the leg)
- Synonym: (more common) kolanisko
1936, Norbert Bonczyk, Stary kościół miechowski[1], page 130:Zaczęły się przesłuchy. Pan preceptór siad[a]ł / Na swym tronie jak bożek, kolachy rozkładał / Jak jakie[ś] krókwie i nas wołał po kolei / Ku sobie między nogi, potem jak złodziei / Uchwycił nas w te kleszcze.- The questionings began. The précèptor sat / On his throne like an idol, spreading his knees / Like some ráfters and calling us one by one / Towards himself between his legs, then like thieves / He captured us in these ticks.
Usage notes
The nominative/accusative/vocative plural kolachy is much less common than the usual kolacha.
Declension
Declension of kolacho
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kolacho
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kolacha/kolachy
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| genitive
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kolacha
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kolach
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| dative
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kolachu
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kolachom
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| accusative
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kolacho
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kolacha/kolachy
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| instrumental
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kolachem
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kolachami
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| locative
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kolachu
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kolachach
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| vocative
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kolacho
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kolacha/kolachy
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Further reading
- kolacho in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “kolacho”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022