UrsprungFrom Italian colli, plural of collo (“parcel”), from collo (“neck; collar”), from Latin collum. Originally in the sense "as much as one can carry around one's neck". Cognate of German Kollo (plural Kolli), French colis.
- neuterA piece of luggage or freight.
- figuratively, neutersomeone severely injured or suffering from severe dementia or the like (with little ability to live independently), a vegetable
“Han var rädd för att bli ett kolli som sin mor” — He was scared of ending up a vegetable like his mother
Formerkolli(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kollis(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kollit(definite, nominative, singular) · kollits(definite, genitive, singular) · kolli(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kollis(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kollin(definite, nominative, plural) · kollins(definite, genitive, plural) · kollin(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kollins(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kollina(definite, nominative, plural) · kollinas(definite, genitive, plural)