коли

Bulgarian

Noun

коли • (koli)

  1. plural indefinite of кола (kola)

Russian

Etymology 1

from Proto-Slavic *kolě

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkolʲɪ]

Conjunction

ко́ли • (kóli)

  1. (obsolete) if (supposing that)
    • М. Ю. Лермонтов, Герой нашего времени 1839-1841
      ну, уж коли грех твой тебя попутал, нечего делать: своей судьбы не минуешь!
      nu, už koli grex tvoj tebja poputal, nečevo delatʹ: svojej sudʹby ne minuješʹ!
      well, if sins enticed you, there is nothing you can do: you cannot escape your fate!
  2. (obsolete) when
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲi]

Verb

коли́ • (kolí)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of коло́ть (kolótʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolě, cognate with Belarusian калі́ (kalí), Bulgarian коле (kole), Russian коли (koli) and Slovene koli.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

IPA(key): [kɔˈlɪ]

Adverb

коли́ • (kolý)

  1. when
  2. as

Conjunction

коли́ • (kolý)

  1. when

References

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коли”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “коли”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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