Colm Cille

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/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔlˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/, /ˌkɔl̪ˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/

Proper noun

Colm Cille m (genitive Colm Cille)

1. Saint Columba of Iona

Derived terms

• Gleann Cholm Cille
• Í Cholm Cille
• Sord Cholm Cille

Mutation

Mutated forms of Colm Cille

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Colm Cille	Cholm Cille	gColm Cille

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.