colann

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 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 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, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative colann vocative a cholann genitive colna dative colann forms with the definite article singular nominative an cholann genitive na colna dative leis an gcolann don cholann

Mutation

Mutated forms of colann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
colann	cholann	gcolann

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “colann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “colann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish colinn (“body, flesh, corpse”), from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).

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.