colombe

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔ̃b/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French colombe, from Latin columba. Cf. also the masculine Old French form colomb, coulon.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

  1. dove, white pigeon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French colombe, from Latin columna (the -b- resulted from a difficulty in pronouncing the Latin consonant cluster -mn-). Doublet of colonne.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

  1. joist, upright

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈlom.be/
  • Rhymes: -ombe
  • Hyphenation: co‧lóm‧be

Noun

colombe f

  1. plural of colomba

Norman

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Etymology

From Old French colombe, from Latin columba.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

  1. (Jersey) dove

Synonyms

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