colainn
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish colinn,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠɪɲ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠənʲ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlˠən̠ʲ/
Noun[edit]
colainn f (genitive singular colainne or colla, nominative plural colainneacha or colla)
- body (especially but not exclusively living)
- flesh (human body as a physical entity; evil, sin, corruption)
- pléisiúir na colla ― pleasures of the flesh
Declension[edit]
Declension of colainn
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Declension of colainn
Derived terms[edit]
- collaí (“carnal”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
colainn | cholainn | gcolainn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “colainn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “colainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
colainn m
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
colainn | cholainn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with collocations
- Irish second-declension nouns
- ga:Anatomy
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- Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms
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