kolonial

• IPA^(key): [kʰoloniˈæːˀl]

koloni +‎ -al

kolonial

1. colonial

Inflection of kolonial
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	kolonial	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—2
Plural	koloniale	—	—2
Definite attributive1	koloniale	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Shortened from kolonialvarer.

kolonial c (not inflected)

1. groceries
   • 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.

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   • 1955, Snedkeren:

     For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.

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   • 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker:

     ... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.

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2. grocery store

• kolonialvarer

• “kolonial” in Den Danske Ordbog

From French colonial. By surface analysis, Kolonie +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /koloˈni̯aːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

kolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular kolonialer, not comparable)

1. colonial

• Kolonialkrieg
• Kolonialmacht
• Kolonialware

• “kolonial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “kolonial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

From Dutch koloniaal, from English colonial.

• IPA^(key): [koloˈnial]
• Rhymes: -al, -l
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧al

kolonial

1. colonial: of or pertaining to a colony; of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

• “kolonial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

• kolonialisme

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

• kolonialkjøpmann

• “kolonial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• "kolonial" in NAOB.

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)

1. colonial

• kolonialisme

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)

1. groceries (short form)
2. a grocer's shop (short form)

• “kolonial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From koloni +‎ -al.

kolonial (not comparable)

1. colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

Inflection of kolonial
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	kolonial	—	—
Neuter singular	kolonialt	—	—
Plural	koloniala	—	—
Masculine plural3	koloniale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	koloniale	—	—
All	koloniala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

• koloni
• kolonisatör
• kolonisera

kolonial c

1. (retail) Ellipsis of kolonialvara (“dry goods of a grocery”).
   • 2023 March 13, Ellen Larsson, “Matmissionen får rekordstor donation från e-handlaren [Matmissionen receives a record-breaking donation from the online retailer.]”, in Dagligvarunytt:

     Mathem donerade runt 360 pallar, förutom drygt 36 ton livsmedel med alltifrån kolonial och kylvaror till konfektyr, donerades också en hel del hygienartiklar och leksaker.

     Mathem donated around 360 pallets, in addition to more than 36 tons of food, including everything from dry goods and refrigerated goods to confectionery. They also donated a lot of hygiene products and toys.

• The term refers both to the department itself in a grocery store and serves as an umbrella term for the items within that department.

• finkem (“household chemicals; toiletries”)
• grovkem (“household chemicals; cleaning products”)
• specerier (“groceries”)

• färsk (“perishable”)

• kolonial in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kolonial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)