коляно

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koˈlʲa̟no]
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Noun

коля́но • (koljáno) n (relational adjective коля́нов or коле́нен, diminutive коля́нце)

  1. (anatomy) knee (body part)
  2. knee (a piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent)
  3. knee (any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point)
  4. elbow (a pipe fitting that turns a corner)
  5. (botany) node (the joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted)
  6. joint (the point where two components of a structure join)
  7. (figurative) origin, birth, stock, kin → generation, lineage
    Synonyms: род (rod), (dialectal) ле́джа (lédža)

Declension
Declension of коля́но
singular plural
indefinite коля́но
koljáno		 колена́, колене́, коле́ни1,2
kolená, kolené, koléni1,2
definite коля́ното
koljánoto		 колена́та, колене́те, коле́ните1,2
kolenáta, kolenéte, kolénite1,2
count form — колена́
kolená

1Colloquial.
2Rare.

Derived terms
  • наколе́нка (nakolénka, “kneepad”)
  • поколе́ние (pokolénie, “generation”)

References
  • “коляно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “коляно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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