колан
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قولان (kolan), itself perhaps from Italian collana (“necklace”).[1] Compare Serbo-Croatian колан/kolan (“girth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кола́н • (kolán) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кола́н kolán |
кола́ни koláni |
| definite (subject form) |
кола́нът kolánǎt |
кола́ните kolánite |
| definite (object form) |
кола́на kolána | |
| count form | — | кола́на kolána |
Declension of кола́н
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кола̀н”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 547; the Italian origin of the Turkish word proposed by acad. Stefan Mladenov is described there as unconvincing, неубедително
Anagrams
- локна (lokna)
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