colli

See also: collí

Catalan

Verb

colli

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of collar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of collar
  3. third-person singular imperative form of collar

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Possibly related to cōloa (to bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːlli/

Noun

cōlli (absolutive plural cōltin, possessive singular īcōl)

  1. grandfather
    • c. 1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 18r.
      yn huehuetque yllamatque. catca yn tocihuan tocolhuan yn tachtõhuan yn tomintonhuan yn topiptonhuã yn tochichicahuan
      (those who were the ancient ones, men and women, our grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, great-great grandparents, great-grandmothers, our forefathers)

Usage notes

Usually occurs with a possessive prefix, such as tēcōl "one's grandfather" or nocōl "my grandfather".

Derived terms

  • Colhuah, Colhuahcan

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 214
  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Codex Chimalpahin, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages vol. 1, pp. 60–61
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 40
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215

Italian

Noun

colli m

  1. plural of collo
  2. plural of colle

Latin

Noun

collī

  1. genitive singular of collum

Welsh

Etymology

From coll (loss) + -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɬi/

Verb

colli (first-person singular present collaf)

  1. to lose, misplace
    Dw i wedi colli fy mhwrs.
    I've lost my purse.
  2. to lose (a game, a competition, etc.)
    Byddwn ni'n colli'n drwm yfory.
    We will lose heavily tomorrow.
  3. to spill, leak

Conjugation

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
colli golli ngholli cholli
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), colli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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