колеж

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French college.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈlɛʃ]

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Noun

коле́ж • (koléž) m

1. college (educational institution)

Declension

Declension of коле́ж

	singular	plural
indefinite	коле́ж koléž	коле́жи koléži
definite (subject form)	коле́жът koléžǎt	коле́жите koléžite
definite (object form)	коле́жа koléža
count form	—	коле́жа koléža

Derived terms

• колежа́нин m (koležánin), колежа́нка f (koležánka, “college student”)

References

• “колеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

From коле (kole, “to cut, slay, slaughter”) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlɛʃ]

Noun

колеж • (kolež) m

1. slaughter, massacre, carnage

Declension

Declension of колеж

	singular	plural
indefinite	колеж (kolež)	колежи (koleži)
definite unspecified	колежот (koležot)	колежите (koležite)
definite proximal	колежов (koležov)	колеживе (koležive)
definite distal	колежон (koležon)	колежине (koležine)
vocative	колежу (koležu)	колежи (koleži)
count form	—	колежа (koleža)

References

• “колеж” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu