collie

See also: Collie

English

Alternative forms

• colley, colly (dated)

Etymology

Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour. Compare colly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒli

Homophone: colly

Noun

collie (plural collies)

1. Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

Derived terms

• Bearded Collie
• border collie
• collie eye anomaly
• collielike
• collie-shangie
• toy collie

 

Translations

group of dog breeds

• Bulgarian: коли (bg) n (koli)
• Danish: collie c
• Esperanto: skota ŝafhundo
• Finnish: collie (fi), skotlanninpaimenkoira (fi)
• French: colley (fr) m
• German: Collie (de) m
• Greek: κόλεϊ (el) n (kóleï)
• Japanese: コリー (korī)
• Korean: 콜리 (kolli)
• Russian: ко́лли (ru) m or f (kólli), шотла́ндская овча́рка f (šotlándskaja ovčárka)
• Scottish Gaelic: coilidh m
• Swedish: collie (sv) c

Anagrams

• ocelli

Basque

Etymology

From English collie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koli/ [ko.li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Hyphenation: co‧llie

Noun

collie anim

1. collie (dog)

Declension

Declension of collie (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	collie	collie-a	collie-ak
ergative	collie-k	collie-ak	collie-ek
dative	collie-ri	collie-ari	collie-ei
genitive	collie-ren	collie-aren	collie-en
comitative	collie-rekin	collie-arekin	collie-ekin
causative	collie-rengatik	collie-arengatik	collie-engatik
benefactive	collie-rentzat	collie-arentzat	collie-entzat
instrumental	collie-z	collie-az	collie-ez
inessive	collie-rengan	collie-arengan	collie-engan
locative	—	—	—
allative	collie-rengana	collie-arengana	collie-engana
terminative	collie-renganaino	collie-arenganaino	collie-enganaino
directive	collie-renganantz	collie-arenganantz	collie-enganantz
destinative	collie-renganako	collie-arenganako	collie-enganako
ablative	collie-rengandik	collie-arengandik	collie-engandik
partitive	collie-rik	—	—
prolative	collie-tzat	—	—

Further reading

• “collie”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English collie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔli/, [ˈkʰʌli]

Noun

collie c (singular definite collien, plural indefinite collier)

1. collie

Inflection

Declension of collie

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	collie	collien	collier	collierne
genitive	collies	colliens	colliers	colliernes

Further reading

• collie on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English collie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolːiː/, [ˈko̞lːiː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈkolːie/, [ˈko̞lːie̞]

Noun

collie

1. collie
2. rough collie

Declension

Inflection of collie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		collie	colliet
genitive		collien	collieiden collieitten
partitive		collieta	collieita
illative		collieen	collieihin
		singular	plural
nominative		collie	colliet
accusative	nom.	collie	colliet
	gen.	collien
genitive		collien	collieiden collieitten
partitive		collieta	collieita
inessive		colliessa	collieissa
elative		colliesta	collieista
illative		collieen	collieihin
adessive		colliella	collieilla
ablative		collielta	collieilta
allative		collielle	collieille
essive		colliena	collieina
translative		collieksi	collieiksi
abessive		collietta	collieitta
instructive		—	colliein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of collie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative collieni collieni accusative nom. collieni collieni gen. collieni genitive collieni collieideni collieitteni partitive collietani collieitani inessive colliessani collieissani elative colliestani collieistani illative collieeni collieihini adessive colliellani collieillani ablative collieltani collieiltani allative collielleni collieilleni essive collienani collieinani translative colliekseni collieikseni abessive colliettani collieittani instructive — — comitative — collieineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative colliesi colliesi accusative nom. colliesi colliesi gen. colliesi genitive colliesi collieidesi collieittesi partitive collietasi collieitasi inessive colliessasi collieissasi elative colliestasi collieistasi illative collieesi collieihisi adessive colliellasi collieillasi ablative collieltasi collieiltasi allative colliellesi collieillesi essive collienasi collieinasi translative collieksesi collieiksesi abessive colliettasi collieittasi instructive — — comitative — collieinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative colliemme colliemme accusative nom. colliemme colliemme gen. colliemme genitive colliemme collieidemme collieittemme partitive collietamme collieitamme inessive colliessamme collieissamme elative colliestamme collieistamme illative collieemme collieihimme adessive colliellamme collieillamme ablative collieltamme collieiltamme allative colliellemme collieillemme essive collienamme collieinamme translative collieksemme collieiksemme abessive colliettamme collieittamme instructive — — comitative — collieinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative collienne collienne accusative nom. collienne collienne gen. collienne genitive collienne collieidenne collieittenne partitive collietanne collieitanne inessive colliessanne collieissanne elative colliestanne collieistanne illative collieenne collieihinne adessive colliellanne collieillanne ablative collieltanne collieiltanne allative colliellenne collieillenne essive collienanne collieinanne translative collieksenne collieiksenne abessive colliettanne collieittanne instructive — — comitative — collieinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative colliensa colliensa accusative nom. colliensa colliensa gen. colliensa genitive colliensa collieidensa collieittensa partitive collietaan collietansa collieitaan collieitansa inessive colliessaan colliessansa collieissaan collieissansa elative colliestaan colliestansa collieistaan collieistansa illative collieensa collieihinsa adessive colliellaan colliellansa collieillaan collieillansa ablative collieltaan collieltansa collieiltaan collieiltansa allative collielleen colliellensa collieilleen collieillensa essive collienaan collienansa collieinaan collieinansa translative colliekseen collieksensa collieikseen collieiksensa abessive colliettaan colliettansa collieittaan collieittansa instructive — — comitative — collieineen collieinensa

Synonyms

• (rough collie): lassie, skotlanninpaimenkoira, pitkäkarvainen collie

See also

• bordercollie
• paimenkoira

Further reading

• “collie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Spanish

Noun

collie m (plural collies)

1. collie

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English collie.

Noun

collie c

1. collie

Declension

Declension of collie
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	collie	collien	collier	collierna
Genitive	collies	colliens	colliers	colliernas