koło

See also: kolo and kóló

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Upper Sorbian koło, from Proto-Slavic *kolo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkowɔ/

Noun

koło n

  1. (literary) round (“circular object”)
  2. round dance

Declension
Declension of koło
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative koło kole koła
Genitive koła kołowu kołow
Dative kołoju, kołu kołoma kołam
Accusative koło kole koła
Instrumental kołom kołoma kołami
Locative kole kołoma kołach

References

Polish
koło

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolo. Related to English cycle and wheel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.wɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwɔ
  • Syllabification: ko‧ło

Noun

koło n (diminutive kółko)

  1. (geometry) disk (set of points whose distance from a specified point is less than or equal to a specified length)
  2. circle
  3. wheel
    napęd na cztery koła ― four-wheel drive

Declension
Declension of koło
singular plural
nominative koło koła
genitive koła kół
dative kołu kołom
accusative koło koła
instrumental kołem kołami
locative kole kołach
vocative koło koła

Noun

koło n

  1. (colloquial) grand, one thousand zloty
    To kosztuje sześć koła ― This costs six thousand zloty.

Declension

Usually used in the form koła or, less frequently, kół.

Declension of koło
singular plural
nominative koło koła
genitive koła kół
dative kołu kołom
accusative koło koła
instrumental kołem kołami
locative kole kołach
vocative koło koła

Derived terms
nouns
verbs

Preposition

koło

  1. near, close to, next to, by
    Synonym: niedaleko
    Usiądź koło niej. ― Sit near her.
  2. (colloquial) about
    Synonym: około
    koło dziewiątej ― at about nine o’clock

Particle

koło

  1. about, around, approximately [+no effect on case]
    Synonym: około

Further reading
  • koło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • koło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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