Bulgarian

Noun

колѣно • ‎(kolěno) n

1. (obsolete) Pre-1945 spelling of коляно ‎(koljano).

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⰽⱁⰾⱑⱀⱁ ‎(kolěno)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Noun

колѣно • ‎(kolěno) n

1. knee
2. generation

Declension

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Noun

колѣно ‎(kolěno) n

1. knee
2. generation
3. tribe

Descendants

• Belarusian: кале́на ‎(kaljéna)
• Russian: коле́но ‎(koléno)
• Ukrainian: колі́но ‎(kolíno)