colón

See also: colon, Colon, cólon, còlon, côlon, and Colón

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈloʊ̯n/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

colón (plural colóns or colones)

1. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
2. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.

Translations

Currency of Costa Rica or El Salvador

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 科朗 (kēlǎng)

• Japanese: コロン (ja) (koron)
• Korean: 콜론 (kollon)
• Spanish: colón (es) m

Anagrams

• Locon, locon, lonco

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolon/, [ˈko̞lo̞n]
• IPA^(key): /koˈlon/
• Rhymes: -olon

Noun

colón

1. colón (currency)

Declension

Inflection of colón (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		colón	colónit
genitive		colónin	colónien
partitive		colónia	colóneja
illative		colóniin	colóneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		colón	colónit
accusative	nom.	colón	colónit
	gen.	colónin
genitive		colónin	colónien
partitive		colónia	colóneja
inessive		colónissa	colóneissa
elative		colónista	colóneista
illative		colóniin	colóneihin
adessive		colónilla	colóneilla
ablative		colónilta	colóneilta
allative		colónille	colóneille
essive		colónina	colóneina
translative		colóniksi	colóneiksi
abessive		colónitta	colóneitta
instructive		—	colónein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative colónini colónini accusative nom. colónini colónini gen. colónini genitive colónini colónieni partitive colóniani colónejani inessive colónissani colóneissani elative colónistani colóneistani illative colóniini colóneihini adessive colónillani colóneillani ablative colóniltani colóneiltani allative colónilleni colóneilleni essive colóninani colóneinani translative colónikseni colóneikseni abessive colónittani colóneittani instructive — — comitative — colóneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative colónisi colónisi accusative nom. colónisi colónisi gen. colónisi genitive colónisi colóniesi partitive colóniasi colónejasi inessive colónissasi colóneissasi elative colónistasi colóneistasi illative colóniisi colóneihisi adessive colónillasi colóneillasi ablative colóniltasi colóneiltasi allative colónillesi colóneillesi essive colóninasi colóneinasi translative colóniksesi colóneiksesi abessive colónittasi colóneittasi instructive — — comitative — colóneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative colónimme colónimme accusative nom. colónimme colónimme gen. colónimme genitive colónimme colóniemme partitive colóniamme colónejamme inessive colónissamme colóneissamme elative colónistamme colóneistamme illative colóniimme colóneihimme adessive colónillamme colóneillamme ablative colóniltamme colóneiltamme allative colónillemme colóneillemme essive colóninamme colóneinamme translative colóniksemme colóneiksemme abessive colónittamme colóneittamme instructive — — comitative — colóneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative colóninne colóninne accusative nom. colóninne colóninne gen. colóninne genitive colóninne colónienne partitive colónianne colónejanne inessive colónissanne colóneissanne elative colónistanne colóneistanne illative colóniinne colóneihinne adessive colónillanne colóneillanne ablative colóniltanne colóneiltanne allative colónillenne colóneillenne essive colóninanne colóneinanne translative colóniksenne colóneiksenne abessive colónittanne colóneittanne instructive — — comitative — colóneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative colóninsa colóninsa accusative nom. colóninsa colóninsa gen. colóninsa genitive colóninsa colóniensa partitive colóniaan colóniansa colónejaan colónejansa inessive colónissaan colónissansa colóneissaan colóneissansa elative colónistaan colónistansa colóneistaan colóneistansa illative colóniinsa colóneihinsa adessive colónillaan colónillansa colóneillaan colóneillansa ablative colóniltaan colóniltansa colóneiltaan colóneiltansa allative colónilleen colónillensa colóneilleen colóneillensa essive colóninaan colóninansa colóneinaan colóneinansa translative colónikseen colóniksensa colóneikseen colóneiksensa abessive colónittaan colónittansa colóneittaan colóneittansa instructive — — comitative — colóneineen colóneinensa

Spanish

Etymology

After Cristóbal Colón (“Christopher Columbus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlon/ [koˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: co‧lón

Noun

colón m (plural colones)

1. colón (currency)

Further reading

• “colón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10