kola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kola"

English

Kola nut — pods and seeds

Alternative forms

• cola

Etymology

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Noun

kola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)

1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. A nut of this tree.
3. (rare, dated) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”).

Derived terms

• kola nut

Translations

tree

• Catalan: cola (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: kola (cs) f
• Danish: kola c
• Dutch: cola (nl) m
• Edo: ẹvbẹe
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: koolapuu (fi)
• Greek: κόλα (el) f (kóla)
• Hindi: कोला (hi) m (kolā)
• Hungarian: kóladió (hu)
• Ido: kolao (io)
• Japanese: コーラ (ja) (kōra), コラ (ja) (kora) (especially Cola nitida), コラノキ (kora-no-ki) (C. nitida), ヒメコラノキ (hime-kora-no-ki) (C. acuminata), ヒメコラ (hime-kora) (C. acuminata)
• Romanian: cola (ro) f
• Russian: ко́ла (ru) f (kóla)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кола f

  Latin: kola (sh) f

• Slovene: kola f
• Spanish: cola (es) f
• Swahili: mkola
• Thai: please add this translation if you can

nut — see kola nut

See also

• Kola nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Okla, Okla., kalo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkola]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kola n

1. inflection of kolo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

From Coca-Cola.

Noun

kola f

1. (drink): cola

Declension

Declension of kola (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kola	koly
genitive	koly	kol
dative	kole	kolám
accusative	kolu	koly
vocative	kolo	koly
locative	kole	kolách
instrumental	kolou	kolami

Further reading

• “kola”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kola”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kola”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cola (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cola (cf. Translingual Cola), from a West African language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.laː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ko‧la
• Rhymes: -oːlaː

Noun

kola m (plural kola's, no diminutive)

1. a kola tree, tree of the genus Cola
2. a kola nut

Derived terms

• kolaboom
• kolanoot

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧la

Etymology 1

Snow sled shovel made of durable plastic.

Uncertain; compare Russian кол (kol, “pole, stake”), if the original meaning of the Finnish word was a more general "pole, stick" (compare Karelian kola (“pole”)).

Noun

kola

1. snow scoop, snow sled shovel, snow sleigh shovel (hand tool for removing snow by pushing and sliding)

   Synonym: lumikola

2. any (T-shaped) tool with a scoop or blade at the end of a handle that is used to scoop or scrape something

Declension

Inflection of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kola	kolat
genitive		kolan	kolien
partitive		kolaa	kolia
illative		kolaan	koliin
		singular	plural
nominative		kola	kolat
accusative	nom.	kola	kolat
	gen.	kolan
genitive		kolan	kolien kolain rare
partitive		kolaa	kolia
inessive		kolassa	kolissa
elative		kolasta	kolista
illative		kolaan	koliin
adessive		kolalla	kolilla
ablative		kolalta	kolilta
allative		kolalle	kolille
essive		kolana	kolina
translative		kolaksi	koliksi
abessive		kolatta	kolitta
instructive		—	kolin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolani kolani accusative nom. kolani kolani gen. kolani genitive kolani kolieni kolaini rare partitive kolaani koliani inessive kolassani kolissani elative kolastani kolistani illative kolaani koliini adessive kolallani kolillani ablative kolaltani koliltani allative kolalleni kolilleni essive kolanani kolinani translative kolakseni kolikseni abessive kolattani kolittani instructive — — comitative — kolineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolasi kolasi accusative nom. kolasi kolasi gen. kolasi genitive kolasi koliesi kolaisi rare partitive kolaasi koliasi inessive kolassasi kolissasi elative kolastasi kolistasi illative kolaasi koliisi adessive kolallasi kolillasi ablative kolaltasi koliltasi allative kolallesi kolillesi essive kolanasi kolinasi translative kolaksesi koliksesi abessive kolattasi kolittasi instructive — — comitative — kolinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolamme kolamme accusative nom. kolamme kolamme gen. kolamme genitive kolamme koliemme kolaimme rare partitive kolaamme koliamme inessive kolassamme kolissamme elative kolastamme kolistamme illative kolaamme koliimme adessive kolallamme kolillamme ablative kolaltamme koliltamme allative kolallemme kolillemme essive kolanamme kolinamme translative kolaksemme koliksemme abessive kolattamme kolittamme instructive — — comitative — kolinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolanne kolanne accusative nom. kolanne kolanne gen. kolanne genitive kolanne kolienne kolainne rare partitive kolaanne kolianne inessive kolassanne kolissanne elative kolastanne kolistanne illative kolaanne koliinne adessive kolallanne kolillanne ablative kolaltanne koliltanne allative kolallenne kolillenne essive kolananne kolinanne translative kolaksenne koliksenne abessive kolattanne kolittanne instructive — — comitative — kolinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolansa kolansa accusative nom. kolansa kolansa gen. kolansa genitive kolansa koliensa kolainsa rare partitive kolaansa koliaan koliansa inessive kolassaan kolassansa kolissaan kolissansa elative kolastaan kolastansa kolistaan kolistansa illative kolaansa koliinsa adessive kolallaan kolallansa kolillaan kolillansa ablative kolaltaan kolaltansa koliltaan koliltansa allative kolalleen kolallensa kolilleen kolillensa essive kolanaan kolanansa kolinaan kolinansa translative kolakseen kolaksensa kolikseen koliksensa abessive kolattaan kolattansa kolittaan kolittansa instructive — — comitative — kolineen kolinensa

Derived terms

• kolata

compounds

• lumikola
• nuohouskola

Further reading

• “1. kola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language (see cola for more).

Noun

kola

1. cola (beverage)

Declension

Inflection of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kola	kolat
genitive		kolan	kolien
partitive		kolaa	kolia
illative		kolaan	koliin
		singular	plural
nominative		kola	kolat
accusative	nom.	kola	kolat
	gen.	kolan
genitive		kolan	kolien kolain rare
partitive		kolaa	kolia
inessive		kolassa	kolissa
elative		kolasta	kolista
illative		kolaan	koliin
adessive		kolalla	kolilla
ablative		kolalta	kolilta
allative		kolalle	kolille
essive		kolana	kolina
translative		kolaksi	koliksi
abessive		kolatta	kolitta
instructive		—	kolin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolani kolani accusative nom. kolani kolani gen. kolani genitive kolani kolieni kolaini rare partitive kolaani koliani inessive kolassani kolissani elative kolastani kolistani illative kolaani koliini adessive kolallani kolillani ablative kolaltani koliltani allative kolalleni kolilleni essive kolanani kolinani translative kolakseni kolikseni abessive kolattani kolittani instructive — — comitative — kolineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolasi kolasi accusative nom. kolasi kolasi gen. kolasi genitive kolasi koliesi kolaisi rare partitive kolaasi koliasi inessive kolassasi kolissasi elative kolastasi kolistasi illative kolaasi koliisi adessive kolallasi kolillasi ablative kolaltasi koliltasi allative kolallesi kolillesi essive kolanasi kolinasi translative kolaksesi koliksesi abessive kolattasi kolittasi instructive — — comitative — kolinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolamme kolamme accusative nom. kolamme kolamme gen. kolamme genitive kolamme koliemme kolaimme rare partitive kolaamme koliamme inessive kolassamme kolissamme elative kolastamme kolistamme illative kolaamme koliimme adessive kolallamme kolillamme ablative kolaltamme koliltamme allative kolallemme kolillemme essive kolanamme kolinamme translative kolaksemme koliksemme abessive kolattamme kolittamme instructive — — comitative — kolinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolanne kolanne accusative nom. kolanne kolanne gen. kolanne genitive kolanne kolienne kolainne rare partitive kolaanne kolianne inessive kolassanne kolissanne elative kolastanne kolistanne illative kolaanne koliinne adessive kolallanne kolillanne ablative kolaltanne koliltanne allative kolallenne kolillenne essive kolananne kolinanne translative kolaksenne koliksenne abessive kolattanne kolittanne instructive — — comitative — kolinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolansa kolansa accusative nom. kolansa kolansa gen. kolansa genitive kolansa koliensa kolainsa rare partitive kolaansa koliaan koliansa inessive kolassaan kolassansa kolissaan kolissansa elative kolastaan kolastansa kolistaan kolistansa illative kolaansa koliinsa adessive kolallaan kolallansa kolillaan kolillansa ablative kolaltaan kolaltansa koliltaan koliltansa allative kolalleen kolallensa kolilleen kolillensa essive kolanaan kolanansa kolinaan kolinansa translative kolakseen kolaksensa kolikseen koliksensa abessive kolattaan kolattansa kolittaan kolittansa instructive — — comitative — kolineen kolinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• jallukola
• kolajuoma
• kolapuu
• kolapähkinä
• kossukola

Further reading

• “2. kola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• alko, lako, loka, olka

Icelandic

Noun

kola

1. indefinite accusative singular of koli
2. indefinite dative singular of koli
3. indefinite genitive singular of koli
4. indefinite accusative plural of koli
5. indefinite genitive plural of koli

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese colar.

Verb

kola

1. to glue

Kituba

Verb

kola

1. to grow

Lakota

Noun

kola

1. alternative spelling of kȟolá

Latvian

Noun

kola f (4th declension)

1. cola

Declension

Declension of kola (4th)

	singular	plural
nominative	kola	kolas
genitive	kolas	kolu
dative	kolai	kolām
accusative	kolu	kolas
instrumental	kolu	kolām
locative	kolā	kolās
vocative	kola	kolas

Noun

kola m

1. genitive singular of kols

Lingala

Verb

kola

1. to grow

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.la/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Western Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔ.la]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: ko‧la
• Homophone: cola

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language. Sense 3 is a genericized trademark of Coca-Cola.

Noun

kola f

1. kola (any tree of the genus Cola)
2. Kola (language)
4. alternative spelling of cola

Declension

Declension of kola

	singular	plural
nominative	kola	kole
genitive	koli	kol/koli
dative	koli	kolom
accusative	kolę	kole
instrumental	kolą	kolami
locative	koli	kolach
vocative	kolo	kole

Etymology 2

See koło.

Preposition

kola [with genitive]

1. (Western Kraków) alternative form of koło

Further reading

• “kola”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[6] (in Polish)
• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “koło słówko”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 406

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From kȍlo (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôla/
• Hyphenation: ko‧la

Noun

kȍla n pl (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ла)

1. cart, wagon, vehicle
2. railroad car
3. (Bosnia, Serbia) car

Declension

Declension of kola

	plural
nominative	kola
genitive	kola
dative	kolima
accusative	kola
vocative	kola
locative	kolima
instrumental	kolima

Further reading

• “kola”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Noun

kȍla (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ла)

1. plural of kȍlo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôːla/
• Hyphenation: ko‧la

Noun

kȏla f (Cyrillic spelling ко̑ла)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola

Declension

Declension of kola

	singular	plural
nominative	kola	kole
genitive	kole	kola
dative	koli	kolama
accusative	kolu	kole
vocative	kolo	kole
locative	koli	kolama
instrumental	kolom	kolama

Further reading

• “kola”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology 1

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *kolà (“set of wheels, cart”), plural of the o-stem *kȍlo (“wheel”), reanalyzed from s-stem *kȍlo, pl. *kolesà, whence Slovene kolọ̑. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̀ːla/

Noun

kóla n pl

1. (archaic) farmer's cart

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kóːla/

Noun

kọ̑la f

1. cola plant

Further reading

• “kola”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kola”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English collar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kola class IX (plural kola class X)

1. collar

   Synonym: ukosi

Swedish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kola c

1. toffee
2. a piece of toffee
3. taste of caramel
4. (slang) cocaine

   Synonym: kokain

Declension

Declension of kola

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kola	kolas
	definite	kolan	kolans
plural	indefinite	kolor	kolors
	definite	kolorna	kolornas

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. to produce charcoal from wood; to transform into coal; to load coal

Conjugation

Conjugation of kola (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kola		kolas
supine	kolat		kolats
imperative	kola		—
imper. plural1	kolen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kolar	kolade	kolas	kolades
ind. plural1	kola	kolade	kolas	kolades
subjunctive2	kole	kolade	koles	kolades
present participle		kolande
past participle		kolad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kolare
• kolning

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Finnish kuolla. Compare ta kål på.

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. (colloquial) to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of kola (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kola		—
supine	kolat		—
imperative	kola		—
imper. plural1	kolen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kolar	kolade	—	—
ind. plural1	kola	kolade	—	—
subjunctive2	kole	kolade	—	—
present participle		kolande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• kola av
• kola pöjs
• kola vippen
• kola vipp

Further reading

• “kola”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kola”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kola”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• cola

Noun

kola c

1. Coca-Cola or any other cola-based soft drink

Declension

Declension of kola

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kola	kolas
	definite	kolan	kolans
plural	indefinite	kolor	kolors
	definite	kolorna	kolornas

Further reading

• “cola”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Tongan

Etymology 1

Noun

kola

1. bitter orange

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English collar.

Noun

kola

1. collar
2. horse collar

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language.

Noun

kola (definite accusative kolayı, plural kolalar)

1. cola (plant)
2. cola (beverage)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قولا (kola), from Italian colla (“glue”), from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”)

Noun

kola (definite accusative kolayı, plural kolalar)

1. laundry starch, used to starch clothes etc.
2. starch paste, used as an adhesive
3. the process of starching clothes etc.

   Synonym: kolalama

Declension

Declension of kola

singular plural nominative kola kolalar definite accusative kolayı kolaları dative kolaya kolalara locative kolada kolalarda ablative koladan kolalardan genitive kolanın kolaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kolam kolalarım 2nd singular kolan kolaların 3rd singular kolası kolaları 1st plural kolamız kolalarımız 2nd plural kolanız kolalarınız 3rd plural kolaları kolaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kolamı kolalarımı 2nd singular kolanı kolalarını 3rd singular kolasını kolalarını 1st plural kolamızı kolalarımızı 2nd plural kolanızı kolalarınızı 3rd plural kolalarını kolalarını dative singular plural 1st singular kolama kolalarıma 2nd singular kolana kolalarına 3rd singular kolasına kolalarına 1st plural kolamıza kolalarımıza 2nd plural kolanıza kolalarınıza 3rd plural kolalarına kolalarına locative singular plural 1st singular kolamda kolalarımda 2nd singular kolanda kolalarında 3rd singular kolasında kolalarında 1st plural kolamızda kolalarımızda 2nd plural kolanızda kolalarınızda 3rd plural kolalarında kolalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular kolamdan kolalarımdan 2nd singular kolandan kolalarından 3rd singular kolasından kolalarından 1st plural kolamızdan kolalarımızdan 2nd plural kolanızdan kolalarınızdan 3rd plural kolalarından kolalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular kolamın kolalarımın 2nd singular kolanın kolalarının 3rd singular kolasının kolalarının 1st plural kolamızın kolalarımızın 2nd plural kolanızın kolalarınızın 3rd plural kolalarının kolalarının

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -khala (“to be, to have”) and Tumbuka -khala (“to sit”).

Verb

-kola (infinitive kukola, perfect -kwete)

1. to have, to possess

Derived terms

• -kosya (“to cause to have”)
• -kolela (“to have for someone or something”)
• -kola litumbo (“to be pregnant”)

References

• Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902 - page 168