kollega

See also: kolléga

Danish

Etymology

From Latin collega.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰole̝ːka]
    See also the pronunciation at kolleger.

Noun

kollega c (singular definite kollegaen, plural indefinite kollegaer or kolleger)

  1. colleague

Inflection
Declension of kollega
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kollega kollegaen kollegaer
kolleger		 kollegaerne
kollegerne
genitive kollegas kollegaens kollegaers
kollegers		 kollegaernes
kollegernes

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin collēga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkolːe(ː)ɡɑ/, [ˈko̞lːe̞(ː)ɡɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -olːeɡɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kol‧le‧ga

Noun

kollega

  1. colleague
  2. (obsolete, academia) Synonym of nuorempi lehtori (a junior teacher in a high school or college). [from 18th c.]
    Coordinate terms: lehtori, pedagogi, professori

Declension
Inflection of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative kollega kollegat
genitive kollegan kollegoiden
kollegoitten
kollegojen
partitive kollegaa kollegoita
kollegoja
illative kollegaan kollegoihin
singular plural
nominative kollega kollegat
accusative nom. kollega kollegat
gen. kollegan
genitive kollegan kollegoiden
kollegoitten
kollegojen
kollegainrare
partitive kollegaa kollegoita
kollegoja
inessive kollegassa kollegoissa
elative kollegasta kollegoista
illative kollegaan kollegoihin
adessive kollegalla kollegoilla
ablative kollegalta kollegoilta
allative kollegalle kollegoille
essive kollegana kollegoina
translative kollegaksi kollegoiksi
abessive kollegatta kollegoitta
instructive — kollegoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kollega (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kollegani kollegani
accusative nom. kollegani kollegani
gen. kollegani
genitive kollegani kollegoideni
kollegoitteni
kollegojeni
kollegainirare
partitive kollegaani kollegoitani
kollegojani
inessive kollegassani kollegoissani
elative kollegastani kollegoistani
illative kollegaani kollegoihini
adessive kollegallani kollegoillani
ablative kollegaltani kollegoiltani
allative kollegalleni kollegoilleni
essive kolleganani kollegoinani
translative kollegakseni kollegoikseni
abessive kollegattani kollegoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kollegoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kollegasi kollegasi
accusative nom. kollegasi kollegasi
gen. kollegasi
genitive kollegasi kollegoidesi
kollegoittesi
kollegojesi
kollegaisirare
partitive kollegaasi kollegoitasi
kollegojasi
inessive kollegassasi kollegoissasi
elative kollegastasi kollegoistasi
illative kollegaasi kollegoihisi
adessive kollegallasi kollegoillasi
ablative kollegaltasi kollegoiltasi
allative kollegallesi kollegoillesi
essive kolleganasi kollegoinasi
translative kollegaksesi kollegoiksesi
abessive kollegattasi kollegoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kollegoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kollegamme kollegamme
accusative nom. kollegamme kollegamme
gen. kollegamme
genitive kollegamme kollegoidemme
kollegoittemme
kollegojemme
kollegaimmerare
partitive kollegaamme kollegoitamme
kollegojamme
inessive kollegassamme kollegoissamme
elative kollegastamme kollegoistamme
illative kollegaamme kollegoihimme
adessive kollegallamme kollegoillamme
ablative kollegaltamme kollegoiltamme
allative kollegallemme kollegoillemme
essive kolleganamme kollegoinamme
translative kollegaksemme kollegoiksemme
abessive kollegattamme kollegoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kollegoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kolleganne kolleganne
accusative nom. kolleganne kolleganne
gen. kolleganne
genitive kolleganne kollegoidenne
kollegoittenne
kollegojenne
kollegainnerare
partitive kollegaanne kollegoitanne
kollegojanne
inessive kollegassanne kollegoissanne
elative kollegastanne kollegoistanne
illative kollegaanne kollegoihinne
adessive kollegallanne kollegoillanne
ablative kollegaltanne kollegoiltanne
allative kollegallenne kollegoillenne
essive kollegananne kollegoinanne
translative kollegaksenne kollegoiksenne
abessive kollegattanne kollegoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kollegoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kollegansa kollegansa
accusative nom. kollegansa kollegansa
gen. kollegansa
genitive kollegansa kollegoidensa
kollegoittensa
kollegojensa
kollegainsarare
partitive kollegaansa kollegoitaan
kollegojaan
kollegoitansa
kollegojansa
inessive kollegassaan
kollegassansa		 kollegoissaan
kollegoissansa
elative kollegastaan
kollegastansa		 kollegoistaan
kollegoistansa
illative kollegaansa kollegoihinsa
adessive kollegallaan
kollegallansa		 kollegoillaan
kollegoillansa
ablative kollegaltaan
kollegaltansa		 kollegoiltaan
kollegoiltansa
allative kollegalleen
kollegallensa		 kollegoilleen
kollegoillensa
essive kolleganaan
kolleganansa		 kollegoinaan
kollegoinansa
translative kollegakseen
kollegaksensa		 kollegoikseen
kollegoiksensa
abessive kollegattaan
kollegattansa		 kollegoittaan
kollegoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kollegoineen
kollegoinensa

Derived terms
compounds

References
  • “kollega”, in Vanhan kirjasuomen sanakirja [Dictionary of Old Literary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2021, →ISSN.

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • kollega(file)

Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kolleger or kollegaer, definite plural kollegene or kollegaene)

  1. a colleague

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kollega m (definite singular kollegaen, indefinite plural kollegaer or kollegaar, definite plural kollegaene or kollegaane)

  1. a colleague

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēga. Doublet of kollegium.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

kollega c

  1. a colleague

Declension
Declension of kollega 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kollega kollegan kollegor kollegorna
Genitive kollegas kollegans kollegors kollegornas
Declension of kollega 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kollega kollegan kolleger kollegerna
Genitive kollegas kollegans kollegers kollegernas

References
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