colm
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish colum, from Old Irish columb, from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”).
Noun
editcolm m (genitive singular coilm, nominative plural coilm)
Declension
editDeclension of colm
Derived terms
edit- colm aille m (“rock dove”)
- colm coille m (“ring dove, wood pigeon”)
- colm gorm m (“stock dove”)
- colm sráide m (“feral pigeon”)
- colmán m (“(little) dove; pigeon”)
- colmlann f (“dovecote”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editcolm m (genitive singular coilm, nominative plural coilm)
Declension
editDeclension of colm
Derived terms
edit- colmnach (“scarred”, adjective)
- fíochán coilm (“scar tissue”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
colm | cholm | gcolm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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