# kolo
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkəʊləʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈkoʊloʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

kolo (plural kolos)
* 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)
* A mixed grain dish from East Africa

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Look, kool, look

## Bambara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kóloò]

### Noun

kolo
* (anatomy) bone

### References

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

## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkolo]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kolo n
* bicycle, bike
    Synonyms: jízdní kolo, bicykl
* wheel
* (sports) round

#### Related terms

* kolový
* kolem
* kolář
* kolečko
* koloběžka
* kolomaz
* kolovrat
* okolí
* soukolí

### Further reading

* “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

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin collum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkolo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* kolumo (“collar”)
* markolo (“strait”)
* uterkolo (“cervix”)

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkolo/, [ˈko̞lo̞]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo

#### Noun

kolo
* hole, dent, groove (hollow place or cavity)
* notch, indentation, recess
    Synonym: lovi
* burrow, den (tunnel or hole dug by a small creature)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koloni
koloni
accusative
nom.
koloni
koloni
gen.
koloni
genitive
koloni
kolojeni
partitive
koloani
kolojani
inessive
kolossani
koloissani
elative
kolostani
koloistani
illative
kolooni
koloihini
adessive
kolollani
koloillani
ablative
kololtani
koloiltani
allative
kololleni
koloilleni
essive
kolonani
koloinani
translative
kolokseni
koloikseni
abessive
kolottani
koloittani
instructive
comitative
—koloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kolosi
kolosi
accusative
nom.
kolosi
kolosi
gen.
kolosi
genitive
kolosi
kolojesi
partitive
koloasi
kolojasi
inessive
kolossasi
koloissasi
elative
kolostasi
koloistasi
illative
koloosi
koloihisi
adessive
kolollasi
koloillasi
ablative
kololtasi
koloiltasi
allative
kolollesi
koloillesi
essive
kolonasi
koloinasi
translative
koloksesi
koloiksesi
abessive
kolottasi
koloittasi
instructive
comitative
—koloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kolomme
kolomme
accusative
nom.
kolomme
kolomme
gen.
kolomme
genitive
kolomme
kolojemme
partitive
koloamme
kolojamme
inessive
kolossamme
koloissamme
elative
kolostamme
koloistamme
illative
koloomme
koloihimme
adessive
kolollamme
koloillamme
ablative
kololtamme
koloiltamme
allative
kolollemme
koloillemme
essive
kolonamme
koloinamme
translative
koloksemme
koloiksemme
abessive
kolottamme
koloittamme
instructive
comitative
—koloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kolonne
kolonne
accusative
nom.
kolonne
kolonne
gen.
kolonne
genitive
kolonne
kolojenne
partitive
koloanne
kolojanne
inessive
kolossanne
koloissanne
elative
kolostanne
koloistanne
illative
koloonne
koloihinne
adessive
kolollanne
koloillanne
ablative
kololtanne
koloiltanne
allative
kolollenne
koloillenne
essive
kolonanne
koloinanne
translative
koloksenne
koloiksenne
abessive
kolottanne
koloittanne
instructive
comitative
—koloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kolonsa
kolonsa
accusative
nom.
kolonsa
kolonsa
gen.
kolonsa
genitive
kolonsa
kolojensa
partitive
koloaan koloansa
kolojaan kolojansa
inessive
kolossaan kolossansa
koloissaan koloissansa
elative
kolostaan kolostansa
koloistaan koloistansa
illative
koloonsa
koloihinsa
adessive
kolollaan kolollansa
koloillaan koloillansa
ablative
kololtaan kololtansa
koloiltaan koloiltansa
allative
kololleen kolollensa
koloilleen koloillensa
essive
kolonaan kolonansa
koloinaan koloinansa
translative
kolokseen koloksensa
koloikseen koloiksensa
abessive
kolottaan kolottansa
koloittaan koloittansa
instructive
comitative
—koloineen koloinensa :

##### Derived terms

* koloa
* koloinen
* kolottaa
* hampaankolo
* hiirenkolo
* kaatokolo
* kallionkolo
* kaninkolo
* ketunkolo
* kivenkolo
* kololintu
* kolopallo
* kolopesijä
* kolopuu
* kolorauta
* koloverkosto
* kuusiokolo
* kuusiokoloavain
* murukoloinen
* myyränkolo
* pesäkolo
* puunkolo
* rotankolo

#### Further reading

* “kolo”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoloˣ/, [ˈko̞lo̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -olo
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo

#### Verb

kolo
* inflection of koloa:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* olko

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kóː.lóː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [kʷóː.lóː]

### Noun

kōlō m (plural kōlā̀yē, possessed form kōlon)
* A fixed-pitch drum, similar to the jauje.

### Noun

kōlō m (possessed form kōlon)
* (derogatory) dog (abusive way to refer to a person)

## Ido
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkolo/
* Rhymes: -olo

### Noun

kolo (plural koli)
* (anatomy) neck

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

kolo
* shelf used to keep icons on

#### Declension
### References

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

## Karao
### Noun

kolo
* trouble; disturbance

## Lindu
### Noun

kolo
* tax debt

## Old Czech
### Alternative forms

* koło (alternative writing)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈkoɫo/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈkolo/

### Noun

kolo n
* wheel
* (in the plural) cart
* zodiac
* breaking wheel

#### Derived terms

* kolem
* koleso
* kolečko
* kolář
* okolek
* okolo
* okolé

#### Descendants

* Czech: kolo

### Further reading

* 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

## Old High German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caulis.

### Noun

kōlo m
* savoy

#### Descendants

* German: Kohl

## Old Slovak
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kolo n
* wheel (round device allowing vehicles to move)
* breaking wheel
* circle (round shape)

### Preposition

kolo [with genitive]
* around (close to, in the vicinity of)
* around (at the approximate time of)
* around (surrounding, forming a circle around)

### Adverb

kolo
* around; in relation to

#### Descendants

* Slovak: kolo

### References

* 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

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Dutch kool.

### Noun

kolo
* cabbage

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.lɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
* Syllabification: ko‧lo

### Etymology 1

Clipping of kolega.

#### Noun

kolo m pers
* (colloquial) bloke

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Clipping of kolokwium.

#### Noun

kolo n
* (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university
    Synonyms: kolokwium, kolos, sprawdzian

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo. Doublet of koło

#### Noun

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

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

kolo f
* vocative singular of kola

### Further reading

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kôlo/
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo

### Noun

kȍlo n (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ло)
* wheel
* kolo
* level, phase, volume, round, stage

#### Related terms

* kolar
* okolina
* spavaća kola

### Further reading

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

## Slovene
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔlóː/

#### Noun

kolọ̑ n
* wheel
* bicycle
    Synonym: bicíkel

##### Related terms

* kóla

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kóːlɔ/

#### Noun

kọ̑lo n
* kolo (dance)

##### Inflection
### Further reading

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

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kool.

### Noun

kolo
* cabbage

## Tezoatlán Mixtec
### Etymology

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.

### Noun

kolo
* turkey cock

### References

* 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)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105

## Tongan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ko.lo/

### Noun

kolo
* village

## Votic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

kolo
* icon case, kiot

#### Inflection
### References

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

## Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kolo
* turkey cock
    Coordinate term: tiu̱ún (“turkey hen”)

### References

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

## Yoruba
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kó.ló/

### Noun

kóló
* money box
* piggy bank, bank