colann

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

colann f (genitive singular colainne, nominative plural colannacha)

1. yearling calf; heifer

Declension

Declension of colann

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative colann c~acha Vocative a cholann a ch~acha Genitive colainne c~acha Dative colann c~acha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cholann na c~acha Genitive na colainne na gc~acha Dative leis an gcolann don cholann leis na c~acha

Etymology 2

See colainn.

Noun

colann f (genitive singular colna or colla)

1. Archaic form of colainn.

   Ghlac Mac Dé colann daonna. — The Word was made Flesh.

Declension

Declension of colann

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative colann Vocative a cholann Genitive colna Dative colann

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cholann Genitive na colna Dative leis an gcolann don cholann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
colann	cholann	gcolann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “colann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “colann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish colinn (“body, flesh, corpse”), from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/

Noun

colann f (genitive singular colainn, plural colainnean)

1. body
2. flesh
3. carcass

Usage notes

• Alternative genitives, colna and colla, are also known.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
colann	cholann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.