LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

collēga1

collēga m (genitive collēgae)
Classical[kɔlˈleː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlɛː.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. a partner (in office), colleague
  2. broadlyassociate, companion, fellow, colleague

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollēgacollēgae
conlēgae
genitivecollēgae
conlēgae		collēgārum
conlēgārum
dativecollēgae
conlēgae		collēgīs
conlēgīs
accusativecollēgam
conlēgam		collēgās
conlēgās
ablativecollēgācollēgīs
conlēgīs
vocativecollēgacollēgae
conlēgae

col-lēga (conl-), ae, m. 1. lego.
I. Lit., one who is chosen at the same time with another: collegae, qui una lecti, Varr. L. L. 6, § 66 Müll.—Hence,
B. Esp., a partner in office, a colleague (freq. and class.): bis una consules, collegae in censurā, Cic. Lael. 11, 39: Pericles cum haberet collegam in praeturā Sophoclem, id. Off. 1, 40, 144: in consulatu, Plin. 19, 8, 45, § 156: consulatūs, Vell. 2, 56, 4: habere, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 85: ibi M. Marcellum, conlegam nostrum, conveni, Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 1 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 6, 40: dare alicui, Nep. Alcib. 3, 1; 7, 1: esse alicui, Tac. H. 3, 66: se consulatui ejus destinavit, id. A. 2, 42.—
II. Transf., of an associate in other than official position, a colleague, associate, companion, fellow: Metrodorus, Epicuri collega sapientiae, Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 114; a fellow-member of a club or sodalitia, Cic. Sull. 2, 7; a joint-guardian, Dig. 26, 7, 13 and 45; fellow-slaves, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 10 and 30; a fellow-actor, Juv. 8, 197; joint-heirs, Dig. 27, 1, 41; 42 and 46 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincollēga

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lēx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin lēgō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin collēga From con- + lēgō (“appoint”) + -a (agent noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalancol·lega
  • GermanKollege
  • GermanKollega
  • Italiancollega
  • Frenchcollèguefrom Middle French collegue
  • Englishcolleaguefrom Middle French collegue
  • Portuguesecolega
  • Romaniancoleg
  • Spanishcolega
  • Indonesiankolegafrom Dutch collega
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Collēga2
Collēga m sg (genitive Collēgae)
Classical[kɔlˈleː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlɛː.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Gnaeus Pompeius Collega, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCollēga—
genitiveCollēgae—
dativeCollēgae—
accusativeCollēgam—
ablativeCollēgā—
vocativeCollēga—

Origins

From collēga (“colleague”).

Quick answers

What does collēga mean in Latin?
collēga, a noun, means “a partner (in office), colleague; associate, companion, fellow, colleague”.
What is the genitive of collēga?
The genitive singular is collēgae. collēga is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce collēga?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈleː.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈlɛː.ɡa].
Where does collēga come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin collēga.