Colm Cille
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Columb Cille, from columb (“dove”) + cell (“church”). Cognate to Scottish Gaelic Calum Cille and Manx Colum Keeilley.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌkɔl̪ˠəmˈcɪlʲə/[1]
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌkɔlˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/, /ˌkɔl̪ˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/
Proper noun
Colm Cille m (genitive Colm Cille)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Colm Cille | Cholm Cille | gColm Cille |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119