kolibri

See also: Kolibri and kolibří

Albanian

Noun

kolibri m

1. inflection of kolibër:
   1. indefinite dative/ablative singular
   2. definite nominative singular

Danish

Etymology

From Spanish colibrí (“hummingbird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolibriː/, [kʰoliˈb̥ʁiːˀ]

Noun

kolibri c (singular definite kolibrien, plural indefinite kolibrier)

1. hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae)

Inflection

Declension of kolibri

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kolibri	kolibrien	kolibrier	kolibrierne
genitive	kolibris	kolibriens	kolibriers	kolibriernes

Further reading

• Kolibrier on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Etymology

From French colibri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolibri/, [ˈko̞libri]
• Rhymes: -olibri
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧lib‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧lib‧ri

Noun

kolibri

1. hummingbird; trochilid (bird of the family Trochilidae)

   Kolibri on ainoa lintu joka osaa lentää takaperin.

   The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

Declension

Inflection of kolibri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kolibri	kolibrit
genitive		kolibrin	kolibrien
partitive		kolibria	kolibreja
illative		kolibriin	kolibreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolibri	kolibrit
accusative	nom.	kolibri	kolibrit
	gen.	kolibrin
genitive		kolibrin	kolibrien
partitive		kolibria	kolibreja
inessive		kolibrissa	kolibreissa
elative		kolibrista	kolibreista
illative		kolibriin	kolibreihin
adessive		kolibrilla	kolibreilla
ablative		kolibrilta	kolibreilta
allative		kolibrille	kolibreille
essive		kolibrina	kolibreina
translative		kolibriksi	kolibreiksi
abessive		kolibritta	kolibreitta
instructive		—	kolibrein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolibri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolibrini kolibrini accusative nom. kolibrini kolibrini gen. kolibrini genitive kolibrini kolibrieni partitive kolibriani kolibrejani inessive kolibrissani kolibreissani elative kolibristani kolibreistani illative kolibriini kolibreihini adessive kolibrillani kolibreillani ablative kolibriltani kolibreiltani allative kolibrilleni kolibreilleni essive kolibrinani kolibreinani translative kolibrikseni kolibreikseni abessive kolibrittani kolibreittani instructive — — comitative — kolibreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolibrisi kolibrisi accusative nom. kolibrisi kolibrisi gen. kolibrisi genitive kolibrisi kolibriesi partitive kolibriasi kolibrejasi inessive kolibrissasi kolibreissasi elative kolibristasi kolibreistasi illative kolibriisi kolibreihisi adessive kolibrillasi kolibreillasi ablative kolibriltasi kolibreiltasi allative kolibrillesi kolibreillesi essive kolibrinasi kolibreinasi translative kolibriksesi kolibreiksesi abessive kolibrittasi kolibreittasi instructive — — comitative — kolibreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolibrimme kolibrimme accusative nom. kolibrimme kolibrimme gen. kolibrimme genitive kolibrimme kolibriemme partitive kolibriamme kolibrejamme inessive kolibrissamme kolibreissamme elative kolibristamme kolibreistamme illative kolibriimme kolibreihimme adessive kolibrillamme kolibreillamme ablative kolibriltamme kolibreiltamme allative kolibrillemme kolibreillemme essive kolibrinamme kolibreinamme translative kolibriksemme kolibreiksemme abessive kolibrittamme kolibreittamme instructive — — comitative — kolibreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolibrinne kolibrinne accusative nom. kolibrinne kolibrinne gen. kolibrinne genitive kolibrinne kolibrienne partitive kolibrianne kolibrejanne inessive kolibrissanne kolibreissanne elative kolibristanne kolibreistanne illative kolibriinne kolibreihinne adessive kolibrillanne kolibreillanne ablative kolibriltanne kolibreiltanne allative kolibrillenne kolibreillenne essive kolibrinanne kolibreinanne translative kolibriksenne kolibreiksenne abessive kolibrittanne kolibreittanne instructive — — comitative — kolibreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolibrinsa kolibrinsa accusative nom. kolibrinsa kolibrinsa gen. kolibrinsa genitive kolibrinsa kolibriensa partitive kolibriaan kolibriansa kolibrejaan kolibrejansa inessive kolibrissaan kolibrissansa kolibreissaan kolibreissansa elative kolibristaan kolibristansa kolibreistaan kolibreistansa illative kolibriinsa kolibreihinsa adessive kolibrillaan kolibrillansa kolibreillaan kolibreillansa ablative kolibriltaan kolibriltansa kolibreiltaan kolibreiltansa allative kolibrilleen kolibrillensa kolibreilleen kolibreillensa essive kolibrinaan kolibrinansa kolibreinaan kolibreinansa translative kolibrikseen kolibriksensa kolibreikseen kolibreiksensa abessive kolibrittaan kolibrittansa kolibreittaan kolibreittansa instructive — — comitative — kolibreineen kolibreinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• enkelikolibri
• erakkokolibri
• kimalaiskolibri
• kypäräkolibri
• rubiinikolibri
• rubiinikurkkukolibri
• säihkykolibri

Further reading

• “kolibri”, 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 2 July 2023

Hungarian

Etymology

Internationalism, mainly via German Kolibri, from French colibri. First attested in 1789.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolibri]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lib‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri

Noun

kolibri (plural kolibrik)

1. hummingbird (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibrik
accusative	kolibrit	kolibrikat
dative	kolibrinak	kolibriknak
instrumental	kolibrival	kolibrikkal
causal-final	kolibriért	kolibrikért
translative	kolibrivá	kolibrikká
terminative	kolibriig	kolibrikig
essive-formal	kolibriként	kolibrikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kolibriban	kolibrikban
superessive	kolibrin	kolibrikon
adessive	kolibrinál	kolibriknál
illative	kolibriba	kolibrikba
sublative	kolibrira	kolibrikra
allative	kolibrihoz	kolibrikhoz
elative	kolibriból	kolibrikból
delative	kolibriról	kolibrikról
ablative	kolibritól	kolibriktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	kolibrié	kolibriké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kolibriéi	kolibrikéi

Possessive forms of kolibri

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kolibrim	kolibrijaim (or kolibriim)
2nd person sing.	kolibrid	kolibrijaid (or kolibriid)
3rd person sing.	kolibrija	kolibrijai (or kolibrii)
1st person plural	kolibrink	kolibrijaink (or kolibriink)
2nd person plural	kolibritok	kolibrijaitok (or kolibriitok)
3rd person plural	kolibrijuk	kolibrijaik (or kolibriik)

or

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibrik
accusative	kolibrit	kolibriket
dative	kolibrinek	kolibriknek
instrumental	kolibrivel	kolibrikkel
causal-final	kolibriért	kolibrikért
translative	kolibrivé	kolibrikké
terminative	kolibriig	kolibrikig
essive-formal	kolibriként	kolibrikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kolibriben	kolibrikben
superessive	kolibrin	kolibriken
adessive	kolibrinél	kolibriknél
illative	kolibribe	kolibrikbe
sublative	kolibrire	kolibrikre
allative	kolibrihez	kolibrikhez
elative	kolibriből	kolibrikből
delative	kolibriről	kolibrikről
ablative	kolibritől	kolibriktől
non-attributive possessive – singular	kolibrié	kolibriké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kolibriéi	kolibrikéi

Possessive forms of kolibri

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kolibrim	kolibrijeim (or kolibriim)
2nd person sing.	kolibrid	kolibrijeid (or kolibriid)
3rd person sing.	kolibrije	kolibrijei (or kolibrii)
1st person plural	kolibrink	kolibrijeink (or kolibriink)
2nd person plural	kolibritek	kolibrijeitek (or kolibriitek)
3rd person plural	kolibrijük	kolibrijeik (or kolibriik)

Further reading

• kolibri in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolǐbri/

Noun

kolìbri m anim (Cyrillic spelling колѝбри)

1. hummingbird

   Kolibri je jedina ptica koja može letjeti unazad. (Ijekavian)

   Kolibri je jedina ptica koja može leteti unazad. (Ekavian)

   The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

   Kolibrija srce ima 400 (četristo) do 500 (petsto) otkucaja u minuti, a broj udaha u minuti mu je do 250 (dv(j)esto pedeset).

   A hummingbird's heart beats 400 to 500 times per minute (lit. has 400 to 500 beats per minute) and its number of breaths per minute is up to 250.

Declension

Declension of kolibri

	singular	plural
nominative	kolibri	kolibriji
genitive	kolibrija	kolibrija
dative	kolibriju	kolibrijima
accusative	kolibrija	kolibrije
vocative	kolibri	kolibriji
locative	kolibriju	kolibrijima
instrumental	kolibrijem	kolibrijima

Swedish

Kolibri

Noun

kolibri c

1. hummingbird

   Kolibrier är de enda fåglarna som kan flyga baklänges

   Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards

Declension

Declension of kolibri

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kolibri	kolibris
	definite	kolibrin	kolibrins
plural	indefinite	kolibrier	kolibriers
	definite	kolibrierna	kolibriernas

References

• “kolibri”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kolibri”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kolibri”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)