Macedonian

Noun

колено • ‎(koleno) n ‎(plural колена)

1. knee
2. phylum
3. generation, descent

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈlʲenə]

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic колѣно ‎(kolěno), from Proto-Slavic *kolěno. Cognate with Ukrainian коліно ‎(kolino), Bulgarian коляно ‎(koljano), Slovenian koléno, Czech koleno, Polish kolano; compare Lithuanian kelis, Ancient Greek κῶλον ‎(kôlon).

Noun

коле́но • ‎(koléno) n inan ‎(genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́ни, genitive plural коле́ней)

1. (anatomy) knee
2. (in the plural) lap

Usage notes

The irregular plural of this sense of the word is due to the fact that the ending -и was an old neuter dual form.

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

коле́но • ‎(koléno) n inan ‎(genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́на, genitive plural коле́н)

1. bend (in a river, etc.)
2. (music) figure, part, passage, turn (in music or dance)
3. generation, branch
4. (biblical) tribe

   коле́но Да́ново‎ ― koléno Dánovo ― the tribe of Dan

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

коле́но • ‎(koléno) n inan ‎(genitive коле́на, nominative plural коле́нья, genitive plural коле́ньев)

1. (engineering) joint, elbow, crank (pipes, tubing, rods)
2. (botany) joint, node

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): ко̀љено
• (Ikavian): kolino

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kolěno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒleno/
• Hyphenation: ко‧ле‧но

Noun

ко̀лено n ‎(Latin spelling kòleno)

1. knee
2. joint, bent
3. knot
4. knuckle
5. angle
6. generation, descent
7. family, race, house

Declension

References

• “колено” in Hrvatski jezični portal