colainn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish colinn,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

colainn f (genitive singular colainne or colla, nominative plural colainneacha or colla)

  1. body (especially but not exclusively living)
    Synonyms: cabhail, corp
  2. flesh (human body as a physical entity; evil, sin, corruption)
    pléisiúir na colla ― pleasures of the flesh

Declension
Declension of colainn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative colainn colainneacha
Vocative a cholainn a cholainneacha
Genitive colainne colainneacha
Dative colainn colainneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cholainn na colainneacha
Genitive na colainne na gcolainneacha
Dative leis an gcolainn

don cholainn

 leis na colainneacha
Declension of colainn

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative colainn colla
Vocative a cholainn a cholla
Genitive colla colla
Dative colainn colla

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cholainn na colla
Genitive na colla na gcolla
Dative leis an gcolainn

don cholainn

 leis na colla

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
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
  1. 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
  • 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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠəɲ/

Noun

colainn m

  1. genitive singular of colann

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
colainncholainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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