columb
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- colum
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin columbus, from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos, “a diver”), from κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, “dive, plunge headlong, swim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkolumb/
Noun
columb m
- dove
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- colmán
- colmnat
Descendants
- Irish: colm
- Manx: colum
- Scottish Gaelic: calum
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| columb | cholumb | columb pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||