college

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See also: College and collège

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Stonyhurst College, a private school in Lancashire, England

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English college, from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪdʒ

Noun[edit]

college (plural colleges)

  1. (obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
  2. (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
    College of Cardinals, College of Surgeons
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 232:
      The Salii were not limited to Rome; similar colleges of dancing priests are known to have existed in many towns of ancient Italy.
  3. (politics) An electoral college.
  4. An academic institution. [From 1560s.]
    1. A specialized division of a university.
      College of Engineering
    2. (chiefly US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
      She's still in college
      These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.
    3. (Ireland, Philippines) A university.
    4. (Canada) A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
    5. (chiefly UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
      Pembroke College, Cambridge
      Balliol College, Oxford
      University College, London
    6. (UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
    7. (UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
    8. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) A high school or secondary school.
      Eton College
    9. (Australia) A private (non-government) primary or high school.
    10. (Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
    11. (Singapore) A government high school, short for junior college.
    12. (in Chile) A bilingual school.

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Translations[edit]

politics: electoral college — see electoral college
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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch college, from Middle French college, from Latin collēgium.

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Noun[edit]

college n (plural colleges, diminutive collegetje n)

  1. A collegial board, either advisory (committee) or as an authority.
    Het college van burgemeester en wethouders neemt belangrijke beslissingen voor de gemeente.
    The collegial board of mayor and aldermen makes important decisions for the municipality.
    Het college van advies bestaat uit deskundigen op het gebied van duurzaamheid.
    The advisory committee consists of experts in the field of sustainability.
  2. A secondary school, a high school, (now Belgium) especially in Roman Catholic education.
    Na de basisschool ging hij naar het college om verder te studeren.
    After elementary school, he went to the high school to continue his studies.
    In Vlaanderen wordt een middelbare school vaak een college genoemd.
    In Flanders, a high school is often called a college.
  3. An academic lecture, class.
    Het college begint om 9 uur en duurt twee uur.
    The lecture starts at 9 o'clock and lasts two hours.
    De docent gaf een boeiend college over de geschiedenis van de kunst.
    The lecturer gave an engaging lecture on the history of art.

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English college. The "sweatshirt" sense is a pseudo-anglicism and is probably due to the prevalence of college related text on such sweatshirts.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolids(i)/, [ˈko̞lids̠(i)] (especially in the sweatshirt sense)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkolidʒ(i)/, [ˈko̞lidʒ(i)]

Noun[edit]

college

  1. sweatshirt (especially one with text referring to a certain college)
  2. college (an institution of higher education)

Declension[edit]

This table shows the spoken declension with IPA symbols, which falls nicely into risti -class.

Declension of college (irregular)
singular plural
nominative /ˈko̞lidsi/ or /ˈko̞lids/ /ˈko̞lidsit̪/
genitive /ˈko̞lidsin/ /ˈko̞lidsie̞n/
partitive /ˈko̞lidsiɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞jɑ/
accusative /ˈko̞lidsi/ or /ˈko̞lids/
/ˈko̞lidsin/ 		/ˈko̞lidsit̪/
inessive /ˈko̞lidsisːɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞isːɑ/
elative /ˈko̞lidsistɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞istɑ/
illative /ˈko̞lidsiːn/ /ˈko̞lidse̞iɦin/
adessive /ˈko̞lidsilːɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞ilːɑ/
ablative /ˈko̞lidsiltɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞ilt̪ɑ/
allative /ˈko̞lidsilːe̞/ /ˈko̞lidse̞ilːe̞/
essive /ˈko̞lidsinɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞inɑ/
translative /ˈko̞lidsiksi/ /ˈko̞lidse̞iksi/
abessive /ˈko̞lidsit̪ːɑ/ /ˈko̞lidse̞it̪ːɑ/
instructive – /ˈko̞lidse̞in/
comitative – /ˈko̞lidse̞ine̞ːn/

Written declension is more complicated due to the difficulty of combining "college" with risti-type endings. Therefore, it might be advisable to avoid inflecting this word in writing by using synonyms, when available. If one has to, one option is to write as if the pronunciation were Fennicize / Finnicized to /ˈko̞lːe̞ge̞/, in which case the word would fall into nalle-category with the exception that collegeiden seems to be more commonly used as genitive plural than collegejen and collegein is not used as genitive plural:

Inflection of college (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative college colleget
genitive collegen collegejen
partitive collegea collegeja
illative collegeen collegeihin
singular plural
nominative college colleget
accusative nom. college colleget
gen. collegen
genitive collegen collegejen
collegeinrare
partitive collegea collegeja
inessive collegessa collegeissa
elative collegesta collegeista
illative collegeen collegeihin
adessive collegella collegeilla
ablative collegelta collegeilta
allative collegelle collegeille
essive collegena collegeina
translative collegeksi collegeiksi
abessive collegetta collegeitta
instructive — collegein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of college (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative collegeni collegeni
accusative nom. collegeni collegeni
gen. collegeni
genitive collegeni collegejeni
collegeinirare
partitive collegeani collegejani
inessive collegessani collegeissani
elative collegestani collegeistani
illative collegeeni collegeihini
adessive collegellani collegeillani
ablative collegeltani collegeiltani
allative collegelleni collegeilleni
essive collegenani collegeinani
translative collegekseni collegeikseni
abessive collegettani collegeittani
instructive — —
comitative — collegeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative collegesi collegesi
accusative nom. collegesi collegesi
gen. collegesi
genitive collegesi collegejesi
collegeisirare
partitive collegeasi collegejasi
inessive collegessasi collegeissasi
elative collegestasi collegeistasi
illative collegeesi collegeihisi
adessive collegellasi collegeillasi
ablative collegeltasi collegeiltasi
allative collegellesi collegeillesi
essive collegenasi collegeinasi
translative collegeksesi collegeiksesi
abessive collegettasi collegeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — collegeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative collegemme collegemme
accusative nom. collegemme collegemme
gen. collegemme
genitive collegemme collegejemme
collegeimmerare
partitive collegeamme collegejamme
inessive collegessamme collegeissamme
elative collegestamme collegeistamme
illative collegeemme collegeihimme
adessive collegellamme collegeillamme
ablative collegeltamme collegeiltamme
allative collegellemme collegeillemme
essive collegenamme collegeinamme
translative collegeksemme collegeiksemme
abessive collegettamme collegeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — collegeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative collegenne collegenne
accusative nom. collegenne collegenne
gen. collegenne
genitive collegenne collegejenne
collegeinnerare
partitive collegeanne collegejanne
inessive collegessanne collegeissanne
elative collegestanne collegeistanne
illative collegeenne collegeihinne
adessive collegellanne collegeillanne
ablative collegeltanne collegeiltanne
allative collegellenne collegeillenne
essive collegenanne collegeinanne
translative collegeksenne collegeiksenne
abessive collegettanne collegeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — collegeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative collegensa collegensa
accusative nom. collegensa collegensa
gen. collegensa
genitive collegensa collegejensa
collegeinsarare
partitive collegeaan
collegeansa 		collegejaan
collegejansa
inessive collegessaan
collegessansa 		collegeissaan
collegeissansa
elative collegestaan
collegestansa 		collegeistaan
collegeistansa
illative collegeensa collegeihinsa
adessive collegellaan
collegellansa 		collegeillaan
collegeillansa
ablative collegeltaan
collegeltansa 		collegeiltaan
collegeiltansa
allative collegelleen
collegellensa 		collegeilleen
collegeillensa
essive collegenaan
collegenansa 		collegeinaan
collegeinansa
translative collegekseen
collegeksensa 		collegeikseen
collegeiksensa
abessive collegettaan
collegettansa 		collegeittaan
collegeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — collegeineen
collegeinensa

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compounds

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French college, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɛːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /kɔˈlaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkɔlɛd͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun[edit]

college (plural collegis)

  1. A group of clergymen (usually dependent on public funds).
  2. A group of teachers and students; a university or part of one.
  3. A group of colleagues; a team or organisation.

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Middle French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.

Noun[edit]

college m (plural colleges)

  1. An institution or organization (an organised establishment of people):
    1. A monastery or convent; a monastic institution.
    2. A college (semi-autonomous university institution)

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Old French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin collēgium.

Noun[edit]

college oblique singular, m (oblique plural colleges, nominative singular colleges, nominative plural college)

  1. institution; organization (an organised establishment of people)
    college des Cardinaux ― College of Cardinals

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Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English college. Doublet of kolegium.

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Noun[edit]

college m inan

  1. (education) college (specialized division of a university)
  2. (education) college (institution of higher education teaching undergraduates)

Declension[edit]

Declension of college
singular plural
nominative college college'e
genitive college'u college'ów
dative college'owi college'om
accusative college college'e
instrumental college'em college'ami
locative college'u college'ach
vocative college'u college'e

Further reading[edit]

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