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

Declension of kolla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kolla	kollan	kollur	kollurnar
accusative	kollu	kolluna	kollur	kollurnar
dative	kollu	kollunni	kollum	kollunum
genitive	kollu	kollunnar	kolla, kollna	kollanna, kollnanna

Derived terms

• bjórkolla (“beer mug”)
• hárkolla (“wig”)

Related terms

• 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

Related terms

• inkolla
• inkollatura (inkullatura)

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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”)

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.

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: kolle

References

• “kolla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology

Shortened from kollationera (“collate (documents or the like, to discover similarities and differences)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔˌla/

Verb

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

1. to look, to watch

   Synonyms: se, titta

   De kollade på den stora älgen

   They looked at the large moose

   Vi kollade på en film

   We watched a movie

2. to check (examine)

   Kolla om mjölken är slut!

   Check/see if we're out of milk!

   Kolla mejlen

   Check your email

3. (with upp) to actively (try to) obtain a piece of information or information on something (or someone); to look up, to check, to check out, etc.

   Vem som helst kan enkelt kolla upp var vi bor

   Anyone can easily look up where we live

   en sida där man kan kolla upp och jämföra serviceintervall för olika bilmodeller

   a site where you can look up and compare service intervals for different car models

   Snuten kommer kolla upp registreringsnumret. Vi är körda.

   The cops will check / look up the registration number. We're screwed.

   Vi kollade upp företaget hos Allmänna reklamationsnämnden

   We checked ("looked up") the company with the National Board for Consumer Complaints

   Polisen borde kolla upp pappan i familjen. Han verkar skum.

   The police should check out the dad in the family. He seems shady.

4. (colloquial, with in) to check out (look at)

   Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta

   Check out the rack on that chick over there

Usage notes

• Etymology notwithstanding, likely thought of as having the basic meaning look by most native speakers. The etymology is likely unknown to many native speakers.
• For looking something up in a reference work, directory, or the like, slå upp is more specific.
• "Se upp" instead means "to watch out" / "to look out," and "titta upp" has no special meaning, literally meaning "to look up" (as in look upward, raise one's eyes, etc. – "se upp" and "kolla upp" can also have that meaning when clear from context).

Conjugation

Conjugation of kolla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kolla		kollas
Supine	kollat		kollats
Imperative	kolla		—
Imper. plural1	kollen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kollar	kollade	kollas	kollades
Ind. plural1	kolla	kollade	kollas	kollades
Subjunctive2	kolle	kollade	kolles	kollades
	Participles
Present participle	kollande
Past participle	kollad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• koll
• kollationera
• kollationering
• kontroll
• kontrollant
• kontrollera

See also

• höra

References

• kolla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolla in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kolla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kolla in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

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