kolba

See also: kolbą and Kolba

Estonian

Noun

kolba

  1. genitive singular of kolp

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kolben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔl.ba/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlba
  • Syllabification: kol‧ba

Noun

kolba f (diminutive kolbka)

  1. laboratory flask
  2. butt (buttstock of a rifle)
  3. ear of corn
  4. (botany) spadix

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • kolbowaty

Further reading

  • kolba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kolba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kolben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlba]

Noun

kolba f

  1. (weaponry, dated) butt of a rifle
    Synonym: pažba

Declension

Declension of kolba
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativekolbakolby
genitivekolbykolb,
kolieb
dativekolbekolbám
accusativekolbukolby
locativekolbekolbách
instrumentalkolboukolbami

Further reading

  • kolba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025