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koll

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 11.06.2026

Meanings

1
ebamäärane üleloomulik olend, pahatahtlik vaim (nt lastehirmutisena); miski hirmutav, ähvardav
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Usage examples
  • Koll kükitas nurgas ja vaatas ainiti Mari poole.
  • Erinevus ei ole mingisugune koll, mida tuleb paaniliselt karta.
Collocations
Adjectives
Möirates tormab puude tagant välja kümmekond karvast kolli.
Näkk ei ilmu hirmuäratava kollina, vaid pigem ahvatlejana.
Verbs
Väiksena kartsin kolli, keda arvasin kapis elavat.
Collocations
2
informal kuivanud tatitükk ninas
Synonyms

Translations

  • bogey British English , informal ,
  • booger American English , informal
Usage examples
  • Ta nokkis ninast kolle välja.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

koll kollid
kolli kollide
kolli kolle ~ kollisid

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