kolla

Estonian

Noun

kolla

  1. genitive singular of kold

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kolla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔtla/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtla

Noun

kolla f (genitive singular kollu, nominative plural kollur)

  1. polled ewe
  2. female eider
  3. mug, tankard (especially for beer)
  4. wig
  5. brimless hat

Declension

Derived terms

  • bjórkolla (beer mug)
  • hárkolla (wig)
  • kollur (crown of the head)

Noun

kolla

  1. inflection of kollur:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian colla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.la/

Noun

kolla f (plural kolol)

  1. glue, paste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kolla (present tense kollar, past tense kolla, past participle kolla, passive infinitive kollast, present participle kollande, imperative kolla/koll)

  1. alternative spelling of kolle

Noun

kolla f (definite singular kolla, indefinite plural koller or kollor, definite plural kollene or kollone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kolle
  2. definite singular of kolle

Old Norse

Etymology

From a form related to Proto-Germanic *kelþaz (infant, fetus, child in womb)[1]

Noun

kolla f (genitive kollu, plural kollur)

  1. hind, cow
  2. woman

Usage notes

  • In the sense of a woman, it is only found in compounds.

References

  • kolla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 356-364

Swedish

Etymology

Shortened from kontrollera (to check, control).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔˌla/

Verb

kolla (present kollar, preterite kollade, supine kollat, imperative kolla)

  1. (colloquial) to check (to inspect, examine)
  2. (colloquial) to look
    Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta.
    Check out the rack on the chick over there.

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