koll

See also: Koll and köll

Icelandic

Noun

koll

  1. indefinite accusative singular of kollur

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from kolla.

Noun

koll c

  1. (colloquial) a look, a check, an inspection
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) track, watch, control, grasp (a good "watch" on something, concrete or abstract, sometimes with implied control)
    att hålla koll på sin ekonomi
    to keep track of one's finances / (by implication) to keep one's finances in order
    Håll koll på hunden medan jag är borta!
    Keep an eye on the dog while I'm away!
    ha bra koll på ett ämnesområde
    have a good grasp of a subject area
    Han har noll koll
    He is clueless

Declension
Declension of koll 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative koll kollen kollar kollarna
Genitive kolls kollens kollars kollarnas

References
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