koll

See also: Koll and köll

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koljoi.

Noun

koll (genitive kolli, partitive kolli)

1. bugaboo, bugbear (a vague supernatural being, malevolent spirit)
2. (colloquial) booger, boogie (dried up lump of tat on the nose)

Declension

Declension of koll (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		koll	kollid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kolli
genitive			kollide
partitive		kolli	kolle kollisid
illative		kolli kollisse	kollidesse kollesse
inessive		kollis	kollides kolles
elative		kollist	kollidest kollest
allative		kollile	kollidele kollele
adessive		kollil	kollidel kollel
ablative		kollilt	kollidelt kollelt
translative		kolliks	kollideks kolleks
terminative		kollini	kollideni
essive		kollina	kollidena
abessive		kollita	kollideta
comitative		kolliga	kollidega

Further reading

• koll in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Icelandic

Noun

koll

1. indefinite accusative singular of kollur

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from kolla.

Noun

koll c

1. (colloquial) a look, a check, an inspection
2. (colloquial, uncountable) track, watch, control, grasp (a good "watch" on something, concrete or abstract, sometimes with implied control)

   att hålla koll på sin ekonomi

   to keep track of one's finances / (by implication) to keep one's finances in order

   Håll koll på hunden medan jag är borta!

   Keep an eye on the dog while I'm away!

   ha bra koll på ett ämnesområde

   have a good grasp of a subject area

   Han har noll koll

   He is clueless ("noll koll" (zero koll) is idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of koll
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	koll	kollen	kollar	kollarna
Genitive	kolls	kollens	kollars	kollarnas

Derived terms

• faktakoll

References

• koll in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• koll in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• koll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)