kolonial

See also: koloniál

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʰoloniˈæːˀl]

Etymology 1

koloni +‎ -al

Adjective

kolonial

  1. colonial
Inflection
Inflection of kolonial
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kolonial — —2
Indefinite neuter singular kolonialt — —2
Plural koloniale — —2
Definite attributive1 koloniale — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

Shortened from kolonialvarer.

Noun

kolonial c (not inflected)

  1. groceries
    • 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.
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    • 1955, Snedkeren:
      For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.
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    • 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker:
      ... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. grocery store
Synonyms
  • kolonialvarer

References

German

Etymology

From French colonial. By surface analysis, Kolonie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koloˈni̯aːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

kolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular kolonialer, not comparable)

  1. colonial

Declension
Positive forms of kolonial (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative kolonialer koloniale koloniales koloniale
genitive kolonialen kolonialer kolonialen kolonialer
dative kolonialem kolonialer kolonialem kolonialen
accusative kolonialen koloniale koloniales koloniale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der koloniale die koloniale das koloniale die kolonialen
genitive des kolonialen der kolonialen des kolonialen der kolonialen
dative dem kolonialen der kolonialen dem kolonialen den kolonialen
accusative den kolonialen die koloniale das koloniale die kolonialen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein kolonialer eine koloniale ein koloniales (keine) kolonialen
genitive eines kolonialen einer kolonialen eines kolonialen (keiner) kolonialen
dative einem kolonialen einer kolonialen einem kolonialen (keinen) kolonialen
accusative einen kolonialen eine koloniale ein koloniales (keine) kolonialen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “kolonial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kolonial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch koloniaal, from English colonial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koloˈnial]
  • Rhymes: -al, -l
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧al

Adjective

kolonial

  1. colonial: of or pertaining to a colony; of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

  1. colonial
Derived terms

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)

  1. groceries (short form)
  2. a grocer's shop (short form)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

Adjective

kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

  1. colonial
Derived terms

Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)

  1. groceries (short form)
  2. a grocer's shop (short form)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From koloni +‎ -al.

Adjective

kolonial (not comparable)

  1. colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

Declension
Inflection of kolonial
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kolonial — —
Neuter singular kolonialt — —
Plural koloniala — —
Masculine plural3 koloniale — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 koloniale — —
All koloniala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

Noun

kolonial c

  1. (retail) dry goods; dry food and goods that can be transported and stored without immediate danger of spoiling
    • 2023 March 13, Ellen Larsson, “Matmissionen får rekordstor donation från e-handlaren [Matmissionen receives a record-breaking donation from the online retailer.]”, in Dagligvarunytt:
      Mathem donerade runt 360 pallar, förutom drygt 36 ton livsmedel med alltifrån kolonial och kylvaror till konfektyr, donerades också en hel del hygienartiklar och leksaker.
      Mathem donated around 360 pallets, in addition to more than 36 tons of food, including everything from dry goods and refrigerated goods to confectionery. They also donated a lot of hygiene products and toys.

Usage notes
  • The term refers both to the department itself in a grocery store and serves as an umbrella term for the items within that department.

Hyponyms
  • finkem (“household chemicals; toiletries”)
  • grovkem (“household chemicals; cleaning products”)
  • specerier (“groceries”)

Coordinate terms

References
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