English

Noun

col ‎(plural cols)

1. A dip between mountain peaks in a summit-line.

Translations

Related terms

• bealach
• mountain pass
• pass
• saddle

Anagrams

• CLO
• loc., LOC

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition con ‎(“with”) + masculine singular article el ‎(“the”).

Contraction

col m ‎(feminine cola, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural coles)

1. with the

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cu illu < Latin eccum illum. Compare Italian quello, Romanian acel, Old French cil, Spanish aquel.

Pronoun

col

1. that

Dutch

Etymology 1

From French col ‎(“collar”), from Latin collum ‎(“neck”).

Noun

col m ‎(plural cols, diminutive colletje n)

1. (informal, Belgium) (clothing) collar

Synonyms

• kraag

Etymology 2

Noun

col m ‎(plural collen, diminutive colletje n)

1. (informal, Belgium) (sports) mountain pass

Synonyms

• bergpas

Etymology 3

From French colle

Noun

col f ‎(uncountable)

1. (informal, Belgium) glue

Synonyms

• lijm

French

Etymology

From Old French col, from Latin collum ‎(“neck”). Doublet of cou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔl/
• Homophones: colle, collent, colles, cols

Noun

col m ‎(plural cols)

1. collar
2. col
3. neck (now especially of objects, vases etc.)

Derived terms

• col de l'utérus

Related terms

• cou
• collier

Galician

Etymology

From Latin caulis.

Noun

col f ‎(plural coles)

1. collard; wild mustard, wild cabbage; Brassica oleracea var. acephala

Related terms

• coliflor

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Zoll.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sol]
• Hyphenation: col

Noun

col ‎(plural colok)

1. inch

Declension

Derived terms

• colos

References

1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔl̪ˠ]

Noun

col m ‎(genitive singular coil, nominative plural colanna)

1. prohibition
2. sin, lust
3. violation
4. dislike
5. incest
6. relation, relationship

Declension

Synonyms

• ciorrú coil
• corbadh

Derived terms

• col ceathar
• col ceathrair
• col cúigir
• col gaoil
• col seisir
• colscaradh

Mutation

Italian

Contraction

col

1. contraction of con il; with the

Lojban

Rafsi

col

1. rafsi of co.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French col, from Latin collum.

Noun

col m (plural cols)

1. (anatomy) the neck

Descendants

• French: cou, col

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kōluz, *kōlaz. Cognate with Old High German kuoli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/

Adjective

cōl (comparative cōlra, superlative cōlost)

1. cool (not hot or warm)

Descendants

• Middle English: cool
  • English: cool

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kulą. Cognate with Old Frisian kole, Old High German kolo, Old Norse kol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kol/

Noun

col n ‎(nominative plural colu)

1. coal

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: cole
  • English: coal

Old French

Etymology

From Latin collum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔl/
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

col m ‎(oblique plural cous or cox or cols, nominative singular cous or cox or cols, nominative plural col)

1. (anatomy) neck

Related terms

• coler

Descendants

• Middle French: col
  • French: cou, col
• Norman: co
• Walloon: cô

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

col m ‎(genitive singular cola, plural colan)

1. incest

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Zoll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsôːl/

Noun

cȏl m ‎(Cyrillic spelling цо̑л)

1. inch

Declension

Related terms

• ȉnč, pȁlac

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caulis ‎(“stalk, stem”), from Ancient Greek καυλός ‎(kaulós, “stem of a plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kol/
• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

col f ‎(plural coles)

1. cabbage

Synonyms

• berza f
• repollo m

Derived terms

• coliflor f
• colinabo m

Related terms

• brécol

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

cōl m (plural cōln)

1. inch (unit of measure)