# coler
## Catalan
### Etymology

From Latin coāgulārius, from coāgulō (“I curdle”).

### Adjective

coler (feminine colera, masculine plural colers, feminine plural coleres)
* curdling
    olla colera ― curdling pot

#### Derived terms

* herba colera

#### Related terms

* coagular
* quallar

### Further reading

* “coler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Latin
### Verb

cōler
* first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōlō

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old French coler, from Latin collāre.

#### Alternative forms

* colere, coller, collere

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔlɛːr/, /ˈkɔlər/

#### Noun

coler (plural colers)
* A piece of clothing or jewelry for around the neck:
** A neckband or collar (part of a garment around the neck)
** A chain made of gold links used as a necklace indicating status.
** Armour or protective gear for the neck area.
** A collar or loop around the neck of an animal (horse, dog, or cat).
** (rare) A shackle or restraint used around the neck for captives.
* A piece of fabric draped atop the upper arm and shoulder.
* (rare) The area around the neck; the halse.

##### Descendants

* English: collar
* Scots: collar
* Yola: khulears (plural)
* → Middle Irish: coilér
** Irish: coiléar
** Scottish Gaelic: coilear
* → Welsh: coler

##### References

* “colẹ̄r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.

### Etymology 2

From Old French colere, from Latin cholera (which some forms are directly from).

#### Alternative forms

* colre, colrie, colrye, colorye, colera

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔlər(ə)/, /ˈkɔl(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkɔləra/

#### Noun

coler (uncountable)
* Yellow bile as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
* (rare) An disease, affliction, or illness of the digestive system.

##### Coordinate terms

* medicinal humors: humours: coler · flewme · malencolie · sanguine

##### Derived terms

* colerik

##### Descendants

* English: choler

##### References

* “colre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* colier

### Etymology

From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris. Compare col. The variant colier derives from collārium, a Late Latin variant of collāre.

### Noun

coler oblique singular, m (oblique plural colers, nominative singular colers, nominative plural coler)
* collar (item worn round the neck)
** c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:Qu’il ne ronpe antor le colerSo that he doesn't break [it] around the collar

#### Descendants

* French: collier
* → Middle Dutch: kolre, koller
** Dutch: kolder
* → Middle English: coler
** English: collar
** Scots: collar
** → Middle Irish: coilér
*** Irish: coiléar
*** Scottish Gaelic: coilear
** → Welsh: coler
* → Middle High German: kollier, collier, gollier
** → Polish: kołnierz (see there for further descendants)

## Welsh
### Etymology 1

From Middle English coler (“collar”).

#### Alternative forms

* colar

#### Noun

coler m or f (plural coleri or colerau)
* collar

### Etymology 2

From Middle English coler (“yellow bile”).

#### Alternative forms

* color

#### Noun

coler m (uncountable)
* yellow bile, choler

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coler”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies