koło

See also: kolo and kóló

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkowɔ/

Noun

koło n

  1. (literary) round (“circular object”)
  2. round dance

Declension
Declension of koło
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative koło kole koła
Genitive koła kołowu kołow
Dative kołoju, kołu kołoma kołam
Accusative koło kole koła
Instrumental kołom kołoma kołami
Locative kole kołoma kołach

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.wɔ/
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Noun
koło

koło n (diminutive kółko)

  1. (geometry) disk (set of points whose distance from a specified point is less than or equal to a specified length)
  2. wheel
    napęd na cztery koła ― four-wheel drive

Declension
declension of koło
singular plural
nominative koło koła
genitive koła kół
dative kołu kołom
accusative koło koła
instrumental kołem kołami
locative kole kołach
vocative koło koła

Preposition

koło

  1. near, close to, next to, by
    Usiądź koło niej.
    Sit near her.
  2. (colloquial) about
    koło dziewiątej ― at about nine o’clock

Synonyms

Further reading
  • koło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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