Dutch

Noun

collega m, f ‎(plural collega's or collegae, diminutive collegaatje n)

1. colleague

Italian

Noun

collega m ‎(plural colleghi) or collega f ‎(plural colleghe)

1. colleague

Verb

collega

1. third-person singular present of collegare
2. second-person singular imperative of collegare

Anagrams

• galloce

Latin

Alternative forms

• conlēga

Etymology

From con- +‎ lēgō ‎(“appoint”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kolˈleː.ɡa/

Noun

collēga m ‎(genitive collēgae); first declension

1. a partner (in office), colleague
2. (by extension) associate, companion, fellow, colleague

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• collēgium

Related terms

• lēgō

Descendants

• English: colleague
• French: collègue
• German: Kollege
• Italian: collega
• Russian: колле́га ‎(kolléga)
• Spanish: colega
• Swedish: kollega

References

• collega in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• COLLEGA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “collega”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

collega m f (plural collegas)

1. Obsolete spelling of colega