col

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Columbia-Wenatchi. === Symbol === col (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Columbia-Wenatchi. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Columbia-Wenatchi terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒl/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɑl/ Rhymes: -ɒl Homophones: coll; call, caul (cot–caught merger) === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum. ==== Noun ==== col (plural cols) (geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. Synonym: (South Africa) nek Coordinate terms: bealach, mountain pass, pass, saddle, hause (meteorology) A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions. Synonym: saddle point ===== Derived terms ===== North Col ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== hausse-col ==== Further reading ==== col on Wikipedia.Wikipedia col (meteorology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia mountain pass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Abbreviation ==== Noun ==== col (plural cols) Clipping of column. Abbreviation of color. === Anagrams === 'loc, CLO, Clo, LOC, LoC, OCL, OLC, loc, loc. == Asturian == === Etymology === From a contraction of the preposition con (“with”) + masculine singular article el (“the”). === Contraction === col m (feminine cola, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural coles) with the == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkɔl] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin caulem (“stalk, stem”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem of a plant”). ==== Noun ==== col f (plural cols) cabbage ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== coliflor === Etymology 2 === From Latin coagulum. Doublet of quall and coàgul, a borrowing. ==== Noun ==== col m (plural cols) (Pallars) wild cardoon (used as a coagulating agent in cheesemaking) Synonym: card formatger ===== Derived terms ===== colet herbacol ===== Related terms ===== coler === Further reading === “col”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “col”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “col” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “col”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Crimean Tatar == === Noun === col (Northern dialect) road, way ==== Usage notes ==== Literary form: yol ==== Declension ==== == Dalmatian == === Alternative forms === coll === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *cu illu, contracted from the accusative of Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Compare Italian quello, Romanian acel, Old French cil, Spanish aquel. === Pronoun === col that == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔl/ Hyphenation: col Rhymes: -ɔl Homophone: kol === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French col (“collar”), from Latin collum (“neck”). ==== Noun ==== col m (plural cols, diminutive colletje n) (informal, chiefly Belgium) (clothing) collar Synonym: kraag turtleneck (high, close-fitting collar) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== col m (plural collen, diminutive colletje n) (informal, Belgium, sports) mountain pass Synonym: bergpas === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French colle. ==== Noun ==== col f (uncountable, no diminutive) (informal, Belgium) glue Synonym: lijm ===== Related terms ===== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of cou. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔl/ Homophones: colle, collent, colles, cols === Noun === col m (plural cols) (clothing) collar (geography) col; mountain pass (anatomy, dated) neck Synonym: cou neck (of objects, vases etc.) le col d'une bouteille ― the neck of a bottle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cou collier ==== Descendants ==== → Hausa: kwal === Further reading === “col”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === coia, couva === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese col (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from an older unattested *coule, from Latin caulis. Cognate with Portuguese couve and Spanish col. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔl/ === Noun === col f (plural coles) collard; wild mustard, wild cabbage; kale; Brassica oleracea var. acephala Synonyms: coella, verza ==== Derived terms ==== coella coíña coíñeiro ==== Related terms ==== coliflor === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “col”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “col”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “col”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “col”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “col”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “col”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zoll. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sol] Hyphenation: col Rhymes: -ol === Noun === col (plural colok) inch Synonym: hüvelyk ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === col in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. col in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kol̪ˠ/, /kolˠ/ === Etymology 1 === (id, prohibition): From Old Irish col, from Proto-Celtic *kulom. ==== Noun ==== col m (genitive singular coil, nominative plural colanna) prohibition sin, lust violation dislike incest Synonyms: ciorrú coil, corbadh relation, relationship ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (id, col): From French col (“neck”). ==== Noun ==== col m (genitive singular coil, nominative plural coil) (geography) col ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “col”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “col”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “col”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Italian == === Contraction === col contraction of con il; with the == Middle English == === Alternative forms === coul, coyl cal, cale, kal, kale (Northern) === Etymology 1 === From Old English cāl, variant of cawel, borrowed from Latin caulis. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔːl/ (Northern) IPA(key): /kaːl/ ==== Noun ==== col (plural coles) cabbage, kale, colewort ===== Descendants ===== English: cole, kale, kail Scots: cale, caill, kail Yola: kaayle → Irish: cál ===== References ===== “cōl, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Old English col. ==== Noun ==== col (plural coles) charcoal coal (the mineral) coal (ember) ===== Descendants ===== English: coal ===== References ===== “cōl, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French col, from Latin collum. === Noun === col m (plural cols) (anatomy) the neck ==== Descendants ==== French: cou, col == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī). Cognate with Old High German kuoli. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /koːl/ Rhymes: -oːl ==== Adjective ==== cōl (comparative cōlra, superlative cōlost) cool (not hot or warm) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== cōlnes ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: col, coul, cool English: cool (see there for further descendants) Scots: cule, cuill, kuil, ceul, kül, queel ⇒ Scots: queelie, kjöl (“coolness”) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *kol. Cognate with Old Frisian kole, Old High German kolo, Old Norse kol. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kol/ Rhymes: -ol ==== Noun ==== col n coal charcoal ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== colmāse colpytt colsweart ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: col English: coal == Old French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin collum. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese colo and Old Spanish cuello. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔl/ Rhymes: -ɔl === Noun === col oblique singular, m (oblique plural cous or cox or cols, nominative singular cous or cox or cols, nominative plural col) (anatomy) neck ==== Related terms ==== coler ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: colFrench: cou, col Norman: co Walloon: cô == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *kulɸom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkol/ === Noun === col n (genitive cuil) sin, violation ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mórchol ==== Descendants ==== Irish: col Scottish Gaelic: col (“incest”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “col”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish col (“sin”). === Noun === col m (genitive singular cola, no plural) prohibition incest Synonym: peacadh-collaidh (archaic) sin, crime === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “col”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Zoll. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sôːl/ === Noun === cȏl m inan (Cyrillic spelling цо̑л) inch ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ȉnč, pȁlac == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkol/ [ˈkol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: col === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin caulem (“stalk, stem”), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem of a plant”). Cognate with English cole and chou. ==== Noun ==== col f (plural coles) cabbage Synonyms: berza, repollo ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Tagalog: koles → Taos: kùliʼína === Etymology 2 === From a contraction of the preposition con (“with”) + masculine singular article el (“the”). ==== Contraction ==== col m (feminine cola, neuter colo, masculine plural colos, feminine plural colas) (obsolete) contraction of con and el === Further reading === “col”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tocharian B == === Adjective === col wild == Vilamovian == === Pronunciation === === Noun === cōl m (plural cōln) inch (unit of measure) == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔl/ Rhymes: -ɔl === Noun === col m (plural colion, diminutive colyn) awn chaff Synonyms: eisin, hedion hinge Synonyms: colyn, colfach, corddyn, crogfach, bach ==== Derived terms ==== colfach (“hinge, pivot”) colyn (“prick, sting, pivot”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “col”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “col”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies