Kola
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoʊlə/
Proper noun
Kola
- The Kola Peninsula.
- A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
- A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
Derived terms
- Kola Bay
- Kola Peninsula
- Kola Province
Translations
peninsula in Russia — see also Kola Peninsula
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kola is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Kola is most common among White (66.45%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (23.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.
Finnish
Etymology
From different origins. In Eastern Finland, from vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), an Eastern Orthodox name. In Ostrobothnia, from Swedish kol (“coal”). in Tavastia, possibly a back-formation from an oblique stem of kota (standard kodan, but dialectal kolan).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -olɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ko‧la
Declension
Inflection of Kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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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 Kolainrare | ||
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. |
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Statistics
- Kola is the 2524th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 318 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “Kola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kola (Halbinsel)” in Duden online
- “Kola (Samen, Pflanze, Nuss)” in Duden online
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