# kollega
## Danish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʰole̝ːka]
    See also the pronunciation at kolleger.

### Noun

kollega c (singular definite kollegaen, plural indefinite kollegaer or kolleger)
* colleague

#### Inflection
## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkolːe(ː)ɡɑ/, [ˈko̞lːe̞(ː)ɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olːeɡɑ
* Hyphenation: kol‧le‧ga

### Noun

kollega
* colleague
* (obsolete, academia) Synonym of nuorempi lehtori (a junior teacher in a high school or college). [from 18th c.]
    Coordinate terms: lehtori, pedagogi, professori

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kollegani
kollegani
accusative
nom.
kollegani
kollegani
gen.
kollegani
genitive
kollegani
kollegoideni kollegoitteni kollegojeni kollegaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kollegaani
kollegoitani kollegojani
inessive
kollegassani
kollegoissani
elative
kollegastani
kollegoistani
illative
kollegaani
kollegoihini
adessive
kollegallani
kollegoillani
ablative
kollegaltani
kollegoiltani
allative
kollegalleni
kollegoilleni
essive
kolleganani
kollegoinani
translative
kollegakseni
kollegoikseni
abessive
kollegattani
kollegoittani
instructive
comitative
—kollegoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kollegasi
kollegasi
accusative
nom.
kollegasi
kollegasi
gen.
kollegasi
genitive
kollegasi
kollegoidesi kollegoittesi kollegojesi kollegaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kollegaasi
kollegoitasi kollegojasi
inessive
kollegassasi
kollegoissasi
elative
kollegastasi
kollegoistasi
illative
kollegaasi
kollegoihisi
adessive
kollegallasi
kollegoillasi
ablative
kollegaltasi
kollegoiltasi
allative
kollegallesi
kollegoillesi
essive
kolleganasi
kollegoinasi
translative
kollegaksesi
kollegoiksesi
abessive
kollegattasi
kollegoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kollegoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kollegamme
kollegamme
accusative
nom.
kollegamme
kollegamme
gen.
kollegamme
genitive
kollegamme
kollegoidemme kollegoittemme kollegojemme kollegaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kollegaamme
kollegoitamme kollegojamme
inessive
kollegassamme
kollegoissamme
elative
kollegastamme
kollegoistamme
illative
kollegaamme
kollegoihimme
adessive
kollegallamme
kollegoillamme
ablative
kollegaltamme
kollegoiltamme
allative
kollegallemme
kollegoillemme
essive
kolleganamme
kollegoinamme
translative
kollegaksemme
kollegoiksemme
abessive
kollegattamme
kollegoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kollegoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kolleganne
kolleganne
accusative
nom.
kolleganne
kolleganne
gen.
kolleganne
genitive
kolleganne
kollegoidenne kollegoittenne kollegojenne kollegainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kollegaanne
kollegoitanne kollegojanne
inessive
kollegassanne
kollegoissanne
elative
kollegastanne
kollegoistanne
illative
kollegaanne
kollegoihinne
adessive
kollegallanne
kollegoillanne
ablative
kollegaltanne
kollegoiltanne
allative
kollegallenne
kollegoillenne
essive
kollegananne
kollegoinanne
translative
kollegaksenne
kollegoiksenne
abessive
kollegattanne
kollegoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kollegoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kollegansa
kollegansa
accusative
nom.
kollegansa
kollegansa
gen.
kollegansa
genitive
kollegansa
kollegoidensa kollegoittensa kollegojensa kollegainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kollegaansa
kollegoitaan kollegojaan kollegoitansa kollegojansa
inessive
kollegassaan kollegassansa
kollegoissaan kollegoissansa
elative
kollegastaan kollegastansa
kollegoistaan kollegoistansa
illative
kollegaansa
kollegoihinsa
adessive
kollegallaan kollegallansa
kollegoillaan kollegoillansa
ablative
kollegaltaan kollegaltansa
kollegoiltaan kollegoiltansa
allative
kollegalleen kollegallensa
kollegoilleen kollegoillensa
essive
kolleganaan kolleganansa
kollegoinaan kollegoinansa
translative
kollegakseen kollegaksensa
kollegoikseen kollegoiksensa
abessive
kollegattaan kollegattansa
kollegoittaan kollegoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kollegoineen kollegoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* opettajakollega

#### References

* “kollega”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN, retrieved 2024-08-07.

### Further reading

* “kollega”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Norwegian Bokmål

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kolleger or kollegaer, definite plural kollegene or kollegaene)
* colleague

## Norwegian Nynorsk

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

### Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kollegaer or kollegaar, definite plural kollegaene or kollegaane)
* colleague

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga. Doublet of kollegium.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kollega c
* colleague

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | kollega | kollegas |
| singular | definite | kollegan | kollegans |
| plural | indefinite | kollegor | kollegors |
| plural | definite | kollegorna | kollegornas |
| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | kollega | kollegas |
| singular | definite | kollegan | kollegans |
| plural | indefinite | kolleger | kollegers |
| plural | definite | kollegerna | kollegernas |

### References

* kollega in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kollega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)