columbarium
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
- A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
- A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
- A niche in such a building for housing urns.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin columbārium, columba (dove, pigeon).
Origin
Latin
columba
Gloss
dove, pigeon
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Columba English
- columba Latin
- columbarium Latin
- columbinus Latin
- columbula Latin
- columbārium Latin
- colomba Italian
- columbarium Dutch, Flemish
- columbario Spanish, Castilian
- κόλυμβος Ancient Greek
- colombe Old French
- colomen Welsh
- Colmán Old Irish
- columb Old Irish
- columba Romansh
- cónba Ligurian