Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

colinn f (genitive colno, nominative plural colnai)

  1. the body
  2. flesh
  3. corpse
  4. carcass

Inflection edit

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative colinn colinnL colnaiH
Vocative colinn colinnL colnaiH
Accusative colinnN colinnL colnaiH
Genitive colnoH, colnaH colnoH, colnaH colnaeN
Dative colinnL colnaib colnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: colainn
  • Manx: callin
  • Scottish Gaelic: colann

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
colinn cholinn colinn
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit