colann

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Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

colann f (genitive singular colainne, nominative plural colannacha)

  1. yearling calf; heifer
Declension
Declension of colann (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative colann c~acha
vocative a cholann a ch~acha
genitive colainne c~acha
dative colann c~acha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cholann na c~acha
genitive na colainne na gc~acha
dative leis an gcolann
don cholann 		leis na c~acha

Etymology 2

See colainn.

Noun

colann f (genitive singular colna or colla)

  1. Archaic form of colainn.
    Ghlac Mac Dé colann daonna. — The Word was made Flesh.
Declension
Declension of colann

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative colann
Vocative a cholann
Genitive colna
Dative colann

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an cholann
Genitive na colna
Dative leis an gcolann

don cholann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
colann cholann gcolann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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)

  1. body
  2. flesh
  3. carcass

Usage notes

  • Alternative genitives, colna and colla, are also known.

Mutation

Mutation of colann
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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “colann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95
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