Kolchos

== German == === Etymology === See the main form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔlçɔs/, /kɔlˈçoːs/ Hyphenation: Kol‧chos === Noun === Kolchos m or (rare) n (strong, genitive (with initial stress) Kolchos or (with final stress) Kolchoses, plural Kolchose) dated form of Kolchose (“kolkhoz”) Coordinate term: Sowchos ==== Usage notes ==== Until the 1980s, both variants were roughly equally common, with Kolchos being considered more correct or formal. Since the end of the Soviet Union, however, the popular form has established itself and is now strongly predominant. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Kolchos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kolchos”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kolchos” in Duden online