kolo

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊloʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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kolo (plural kolos)

1. A national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle.
   • 1942: As we came to this promenade [...] we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 660)
2. A mixed grain dish from East Africa

• Look, kool, look

• IPA^(key): [kóloò]

kolo

1. (anatomy) bone

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

kolo

1. wheel

• 欧阳觉亚 (1985) “kolo”, in 珞巴族語言简志:崩尼-博嘎尔语‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社, →OCLC, page 107

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolo]

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo n (relational adjective kolový, diminutive kolečko)

1. bicycle, bike

   Synonyms: jízdní kolo, bicykl

2. wheel
3. (sports) round

• “kolo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kolo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kolo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Common Romance, from Latin collum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo (accusative singular kolon, plural koloj, accusative plural kolojn)

1. neck

From Proto-Finnic *kolo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolɜ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈko̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧lo

kolo

1. hole, dent, groove (hollow place or cavity, especially a small one)
2. notch, indentation, recess

   Synonym: lovi

3. burrow, den (tunnel or hole dug by a small creature)

• “kolo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoloˣ/, [ˈko̞lo̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧lo

kolo

1. inflection of koloa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• olko

• IPA^(key): /kóː.lóː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kʷóː.lóː]

kōlō m (plural kōlā̀yē, possessed form kōlon)

1. A fixed-pitch drum, similar to the jauje.

kōlō m (possessed form kōlon)

1. (derogatory) dog (abusive way to refer to a person)

From Proto-Polynesian *tolo (“creep, craw”), from Proto-Central Pacific *dolo "crawl along the ground", from Proto-Oceanic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.lo/

kolo

1. (intransitive) to crawl
2. (intransitive) to grumble
3. (transitive) to drag, to tow

• hoʻokolo (causative)
• kolokolo (reduplicated form)
• ʻakolo (“attempt to creep”, verb)
• ʻōkolo

• kolo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Borrowed from Esperanto kolo, Latin collum, Italian collo, Spanish cuello.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/
• Rhymes: -olo

kolo (plural koli)

1. (anatomy) neck

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (“hole”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish kolo and Estonian kolu.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈko̞ɫo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkoloi̯/, [ˈko̞ɫo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -olo, -oloi̯
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo

1. shelf used to keep icons on

Declension of kolo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolo	kolot
genitive	kolon	kolloin, kololoin
partitive	kolloa	koloja, kololoja
illative	kolloo	kolloi, kololoihe
inessive	kolos	kolois, kololois
elative	kolost	koloist, kololoist
allative	kololle	koloille, kololoille
adessive	kolol	koloil, kololoil
ablative	kololt	koloilt, kololoilt
translative	koloks	koloiks, kololoiks
essive	kolonna, kolloon	koloinna, kololoinna, kolloin, kololoin
exessive1)	kolont	koloint, kololoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 190

kolo

1. trouble; disturbance

kolo

1. tax debt

• koło (alternative writing)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkoɫo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkolo/

kolo n

1. wheel
2. (in the plural) cart
3. zodiac
4. breaking wheel

• Czech: kolo

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kolo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Borrowed from Latin caulis.

kōlo m

1. savoy

• German: Kohl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȍlo. First attested in 1473.

kolo n

1. wheel (round device allowing vehicles to move)
2. breaking wheel
3. circle (round shape)

kolo [with genitive]

1. around (close to, in the vicinity of)
2. around (at the approximate time of)
3. around (surrounding, forming a circle around)

kolo

1. around; in relation to

• Pannonian Rusyn: кoло (kolo)
• Slovak: kolo

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kolo”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

From Dutch kool.

kolo

1. cabbage

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.lɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Syllabification: ko‧lo

Clipping of kolega.

kolo m pers

1. (colloquial) bloke

Clipping of kolokwium.

kolo n

1. (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university

   Synonyms: kolokwium, kolos, sprawdzian

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo. Doublet of koło

kolo n

1. kolo (national folk dance common in regions pertaining to South Slavic people, performed in a circle)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kolo f

1. vocative singular of kola

• kolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo

• IPA^(key): /kôlo/
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kȍlo n (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ло)

1. wheel
2. kolo
3. level, phase, volume, round, stage

• “kolo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Rad.

• IPA^(key): /kɔlóː/

kolọ̑ n

1. wheel
3. bicycle

   Synonym: bicíkel

Declension of kolo (neuter, s-stem)
nom. sing.	kolo
gen. sing.	kolesa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kolo	kolesi	kolesa
accusative	kolo	kolesi	kolesa
genitive	kolesa	koles	koles
dative	kolesu	kolesoma	kolesom
locative	kolesu	kolesih	kolesih
instrumental	kolesom	kolesoma	kolesi

• kóla

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

• IPA^(key): /kóːlɔ/

kọ̑lo n

1. kolo (dance)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	kólo
gen. sing.	kóla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kólo	kóli	kóla
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kóla	kól	kól
dative (dajȃlnik)	kólu	kóloma	kólom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kólo	kóli	kóla
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kólu	kólih	kólih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kólom	kóloma	kóli

• “kolo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kolo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Borrowed from Dutch kool.

kolo

1. cabbage

Cf. Alcozauca Mixtec ko̱ꞌló, Chayuco Mixtec colo, Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec kolo, San Juan Colorado Mixtec colo, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec cóhló, Sinicahua Mixtec koꞌlo, Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec kolo, Yosondúa Mixtec koꞌlo.

kolo

1. turkey cock

• F. de Williams, Judith, Ojeda Morales, Gerardo, Torres Benavides, Liborio (2017) Diccionario mixteco de San Andrés Yutatío, Tezoatlán, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 49)‎^[3] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?] (compare Fijian koro).

• IPA^(key): /ko.lo/

kolo

1. village

From Proto-Finnic *kolo (“hole”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Ingrian kolo and Finnish kolo.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkolo/, [ˈkoɫo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo

kolo

1. icon case, kiot

Declension of kolo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kolo	kolod
genitive	kolo	kolojõ, koloi
partitive	kolloa	koloitõ, koloi
illative	kollosõ, kollo	koloisõ
inessive	koloz	koloiz
elative	kolossõ	koloissõ
allative	kololõ	koloilõ
adessive	kolollõ	koloillõ
ablative	kololtõ	koloiltõ
translative	kolossi	koloissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kolo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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

kolo

1. turkey cock

   Coordinate term: tiu̱ún (“turkey hen”)

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Tu̱ꞌun na̱ ñuu Ki̱yaa xíꞌin na̱ xiyo oeste ñuu Skuíya: Mixteco del oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca‎^[4], third edition (overall work in Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec and Spanish), 2014, page 8

• IPA^(key): /kó.ló/

kóló

1. money box
2. piggy bank, bank