kolonijka
//kɔ.lɔˈɲij.ka//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
kolonijka is the diminutive form of kolonia — “colony (region or governmental unit)”.
Definitions of kolonia noun · /kɔˈlɔɲ.ja/
Full entry for kolonia →- 1.colony (region or governmental unit)
- 2.colony (group of people in a foreign country)
- 3.colony (group of residential houses located away from the city center or from the main cluster of buildings in a village)
- 4.penal colony (place of forced stay, isolated from society)
- 5.youth camp (program that offers supervised recreational and athletic activities for children during summer vacation) IDENTICAL TO: colonie de vacances
- 6.colony (permanent assemblage of organisms of one species or a temporary concentration of animals)
- 7.colony (Greek, Phoenician, or Roman trading or agricultural settlement established in a foreign land and subordinate to a metropolis)
- 8.group of children or young people staying at a youth camp(colloquial)
Etymology of kolonia
Internationalism; compare English colony, French colonie, German Kolonie, ultimately from Latin colōnia.
Etymology
From kolonia + -ka. First attested in 1839.
Paradigm of kolonia, with kolonijka highlighted:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Dative | kolonii | koloniom |
| Nominative | kolonia | kolonie |
| Genitive | kolonii | kolonii, kolonij (archaic) |
| Accusative | kolonię | kolonie |
| Instrumental | kolonią | koloniami |
| Locative | kolonii | koloniach |
| Vocative | kolonio | kolonie |
Dative
Singular
kolonii
Plural
koloniom
Nominative
Singular
kolonia
Plural
kolonie
Genitive
Singular
kolonii
Plural
kolonii, kolonij (archaic)
Accusative
Singular
kolonię
Plural
kolonie
Instrumental
Singular
kolonią
Plural
koloniami
Locative
Singular
kolonii
Plural
koloniach
Vocative
Singular
kolonio
Plural
kolonie