колеж

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French college.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈlɛʃ]

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Noun

коле́ж • (koléž) m

1. college (educational institution)

Declension

Declension of коле́ж

	singular	plural
indefinite	коле́ж koléž	коле́жи koléži
definite (subject form)	коле́жът koléžǎt	коле́жите koléžite
definite (object form)	коле́жа koléža
count form	—	коле́жа koléža

Derived terms

• колежа́нин m (koležánin), колежа́нка f (koležánka, “college student”)

References

• “колеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

From коле (kole, “to cut, slay, slaughter”) +‎ -еж (-ež).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlɛʃ]

Noun

колеж • (kolež) m

1. slaughter, massacre, carnage

Declension

Declension of колеж

	singular	plural
indefinite	колеж	колежи
definite unspecified	колежот	колежите
definite proximal	колежов	колеживе
definite distal	колежон	колежине
vocative	колежу	колежи
count form	—	колежа

References

• “колеж” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu