kolega

See also: Kolega

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collega.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkolɛɡa]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kolega m anim (female equivalent kolegyně)

  1. colleague
    Synonym: spolupracovník

Declension

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch collega, from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈleɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lé‧ga

Noun

koléga (plural kolega-kolega)

  1. colleague
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
    Synonyms: teman sejawat, kawan sepekerjaan

Further reading

Latgalian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin collega, probably via Russian коллега (kollega).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlʲɛɡa]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

Noun

kolega m or f

  1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolega (type 4 noun)
singular plural
nominative kolega kolegys, kolegas1)
genitive kolegys, kolegas1) kolegu
dative kolegai, kolegam kolegom
accusative kolegu kolegys, kolegas1)
instrumental kolegu kolegom
locative kolegā koleguos
vocative kolega, koleg kolegys, kolegas1)

1) dialectal

References

  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Latin collēga, likely via a Slavic language.

Noun

kolegà m (plural kolègos) stress pattern 2

  1. colleague

Declension

Declension of kolegà
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) kolegà kolègos
genitive (kilmininkas) kolègos kolègų
dative (naudininkas) kolègai kolègoms
accusative (galininkas) kolègą kolegàs
instrumental (įnagininkas) kolegà kolègomis
locative (vietininkas) kolègoje kolègose
vocative (šauksmininkas) kolèga kolègos

Further reading

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Kollege.[1][2] First attested in 1563.[3] Compare Kashubian kòlega and Silesian kolega.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛ.ɡa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
    • Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

    Noun

    kolega m pers (female equivalent koleżanka, diminutive koleżka)

    1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
      1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
      2. colleague

    Declension

    Derived terms

    interjections

    Trivia

    According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), kolega is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 7 times in essays, 40 times in fiction, and 51 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 108 times, making it the 580th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[4]

    References

    1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kolega”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
    2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kolega”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “kollega”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
    4. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “kolega”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 183

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin collega.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kolěːɡa/
    • Hyphenation: ko‧le‧ga

    Noun

    koléga m anim (Cyrillic spelling коле́га, female equivalent kolègica)

    1. colleague

    Declension

    Declension of kolega
    singular plural
    nominative kolega kolege
    genitive kolege kolega
    dative kolegi kolegama
    accusative kolegu kolege
    vocative kolego kolege
    locative kolegi kolegama
    instrumental kolegom kolegama

    Silesian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Kollege.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛ.ɡa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛɡa
    • Syllabification: ko‧le‧ga

    Noun

    kolega m pers

    1. companion (comrade in any sphere of activity)
      1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
      2. colleague

    Declension

    Declension of kolega
    singular plural
    nominative kolega koledzy/kolegowie
    genitive kolegi kolegōw
    dative koledze/kolegowi kolegōm
    accusative kolegi kolegōw
    instrumental kolegōm kolegami/kolegōma
    locative koledze kolegach
    vocative kolego koledzy/kolegowie

    Further reading

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin collega.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkɔʎeɡa]

    Noun

    kolega m pers (female equivalent kolegyňa)

    1. colleague

    Declension

    Declension of kolega
    (pattern hrdina)
    singularplural
    nominativekolegakolegovia
    genitivekolegukolegov
    dativekolegovikolegom
    accusativekolegukolegov
    locativekolegovikolegoch
    instrumentalkolegomkolegami

    Further reading

    • kolega”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025