colann
Irish
Etymology 1
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Noun
colann f (genitive singular colainne, nominative plural colannacha)
Declension
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Etymology 2
See colainn.
Noun
colann f (genitive singular colna or colla)
- archaic form of colainn
- Ghlac Mac Dé colann daonna. — The Word was made Flesh.
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| colann | cholann | gcolann |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish colinn (“body, flesh, corpse”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠən̪ˠ/
Noun
colann f (genitive singular colainn, plural colainnean)
Usage notes
- Alternative genitives, colna and colla, are also known.
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| colann | cholann |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “colann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95