columbinus

columbinus

Latin

Etymology

columba (“dove, pigeon”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine, -like”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ko.lumˈbiː.nus/, [kɔ.ɫʊmˈbiː.nʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.lumˈbi.nus/, [ko.lumˈbiː.nus]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ko.lumˈβiː.nus/, [ko.lomˈβi.nos]

Adjective

columbīnus (feminine columbīna, neuter columbīnum); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to a dove or pigeon; dovish, dove-like
2. Having the color of a dove; dove-colored

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	columbīnus	columbīna	columbīnum		columbīnī	columbīnae	columbīna
Genitive	columbīnī	columbīnae	columbīnī		columbīnōrum	columbīnārum	columbīnōrum
Dative	columbīnō	columbīnae	columbīnō		columbīnīs	columbīnīs	columbīnīs
Accusative	columbīnum	columbīnam	columbīnum		columbīnōs	columbīnās	columbīna
Ablative	columbīnō	columbīnā	columbīnō		columbīnīs	columbīnīs	columbīnīs
Vocative	columbīne	columbīna	columbīnum		columbīnī	columbīnae	columbīna

Descendants

• English: columbine
• French: colombin
• Italian: colombino
• Spanish: columbino

References

• columbinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• columbinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette