-cola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cola"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -cola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.la]

Suffix

-cola m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -coles)

1. cultivating, breeding
2. inhabiting

Suffix

-cola m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -coles)

1. cultivator, breeder
2. inhabitant (forming nouns and adjectives)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -cola

aerícola

apícola

aqüícola

calcícola

cavernícola

hortícola

vinícola

vitícola

Further reading

• “-cola”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Latin

Etymology

From colō +‎ -a (agent noun)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ko.la] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-cola m (genitive -colae); first declension

1. inhabitor (one who inhabits)

   rūpēs + -cola → rūpicola

2. tiller, cultivator (one who tills or cultivates)

   ager + -cola → agricola

3. worshipper, honorer (one who worships or honors)

   Jūnō + -cola → Jūnōnicola

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-cola	-colae
genitive	-colae	-colārum
dative	-colae	-colīs
accusative	-colam	-colās
ablative	-colā	-colīs
vocative	-cola	-colae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -cola

agricola

alticola

amnicola

apicola

caelicola

coelicola

daemonicola

deastricola

fimicola

Iunonicola

monticola

nocticola

paludicola

plebicola

pratincola

Publicola

rupicola

ruricola

sacricola

servulicola

silvicola

terricola

umbraticola

undicola

Descendants

• → Catalan: -cola
• → Italian: -cola
• → Spanish: -cola

References

• “-cola” on page 349/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -cola.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ko.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ko.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ko.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /ku.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: -co‧la

Suffix

-cola m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -colas)
-cola m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -colas)

1. Forms nouns and adjectives with the meaning of:
   1. breeder, caretaker, cultivator, or producer (of a natural product or organism)
   2. inhabitant (equivalent to English -colous)
   3. honorer or worshipper

      Synonym: -latra

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -cola

agrícola

apícola

aquícola

arborícola

ripícola

vinícola

Further reading

• “-cola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “-cola”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “-cola”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “-cola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -cola.

Suffix

-cola m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -colas)
-cola m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -colas)

1. cultivator, breeder; forms nouns and adjectives
2. inhabitant; forms nouns and adjectives

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -cola

arborícola

cavernícola

radicícola

vinícola

yesícola

Further reading

• “‒́cola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025