Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kolěno.
колено• (koleno) n (pluralколена,diminutiveколенце)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | колено(koleno) | колена(kolena) |
| definite unspecified | коленото(kolenoto) | колената(kolenata) |
| definite proximal | коленово(kolenovo) | коленава(kolenava) |
| definite distal | коленоно(kolenono) | коленана(kolenana) |
| vocative | колено(koleno) | колена(kolena) |
Inherited fromOld East Slavicколѣно(kolěno), fromProto-Slavic*kolěno. Cognate withUkrainianколіно(kolino),Bulgarianколяно(koljano),Slovenekoléno,Czechkoleno,Polishkolano; compareLithuaniankelis(“knee”),Ancient Greekκῶλον(kôlon,“member of the body”), which may be fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kel-(“to bend, crooked”). Or fromProto-Indo-European*kʷel-(“to turn, wheel”), according to Pokorny.
коле́но• (koléno) n inan (genitiveколе́на,nominative pluralколе́ни,genitive pluralколе́ней,relational adjectiveколе́нный,diminutiveколе́нка)
The irregular plural of this sense of the word is due to the fact that the ending-и was an old neuter dual form.
коле́но• (koléno) n inan (genitiveколе́на,nominative pluralколе́на,genitive pluralколе́н)
коле́но• (koléno) n inan (genitiveколе́на,nominative pluralколе́нья,genitive pluralколе́ньев)
The irregular plural of this sense of the word was originally a collective form.
Inherited fromProto-Slavic*kolěno.
ко̀лено n (Latin spellingkòleno)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко̀лено | колена |
| genitive | колена | ко̏ле̄на̄ |
| dative | колену | коленима |
| accusative | колено | колена |
| vocative | колено | колена |
| locative | колену | коленима |
| instrumental | коленом | коленима |