colón

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See also: colon, Colon, cólon, còlon, côlon, and Colón

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kəˈloʊ̯n/

Noun

colón (plural colóns or colones)

  1. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
  2. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.

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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón.

Pronunciation

Noun

colón

  1. colón (currency)

Declension

Inflection of colón (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative colón colónit
genitive colónin colónien
partitive colónia colóneja
illative colóniin colóneihin
singular plural
nominative colón colónit
accusative nom. colón colónit
gen. colónin
genitive colónin colónien
partitive colónia colóneja
inessive colónissa colóneissa
elative colónista colóneista
illative colóniin colóneihin
adessive colónilla colóneilla
ablative colónilta colóneilta
allative colónille colóneille
essive colónina colóneina
translative colóniksi colóneiksi
abessive colónitta colóneitta
instructive colónein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of colón (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative colónini colónini
accusative nom. colónini colónini
gen. colónini
genitive colónini colónieni
partitive colóniani colónejani
inessive colónissani colóneissani
elative colónistani colóneistani
illative colóniini colóneihini
adessive colónillani colóneillani
ablative colóniltani colóneiltani
allative colónilleni colóneilleni
essive colóninani colóneinani
translative colónikseni colóneikseni
abessive colónittani colóneittani
instructive
comitative colóneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative colónisi colónisi
accusative nom. colónisi colónisi
gen. colónisi
genitive colónisi colóniesi
partitive colóniasi colónejasi
inessive colónissasi colóneissasi
elative colónistasi colóneistasi
illative colóniisi colóneihisi
adessive colónillasi colóneillasi
ablative colóniltasi colóneiltasi
allative colónillesi colóneillesi
essive colóninasi colóneinasi
translative colóniksesi colóneiksesi
abessive colónittasi colóneittasi
instructive
comitative colóneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative colónimme colónimme
accusative nom. colónimme colónimme
gen. colónimme
genitive colónimme colóniemme
partitive colóniamme colónejamme
inessive colónissamme colóneissamme
elative colónistamme colóneistamme
illative colóniimme colóneihimme
adessive colónillamme colóneillamme
ablative colóniltamme colóneiltamme
allative colónillemme colóneillemme
essive colóninamme colóneinamme
translative colóniksemme colóneiksemme
abessive colónittamme colóneittamme
instructive
comitative colóneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative colóninne colóninne
accusative nom. colóninne colóninne
gen. colóninne
genitive colóninne colónienne
partitive colónianne colónejanne
inessive colónissanne colóneissanne
elative colónistanne colóneistanne
illative colóniinne colóneihinne
adessive colónillanne colóneillanne
ablative colóniltanne colóneiltanne
allative colónillenne colóneillenne
essive colóninanne colóneinanne
translative colóniksenne colóneiksenne
abessive colónittanne colóneittanne
instructive
comitative colóneinenne

Spanish

Etymology

After Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈlon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: co‧lón

Noun

colón m (plural colones)

  1. colón (currency)

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