colm
Irish (Donegal)
/ˈkɔl̪ˠəmˠ/, /ˈkʌl̪ˠəmˠ/
noun
Definitions
- dove, pigeon
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish colum inherited from Old Irish columb (dove) derived from Latin columbus (a dove) derived from Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (a diver).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόλυμβος
Gloss
a diver
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Columbus English
- columba Latin
- columbus Latin
- colymbus Latin
- Columbo Italian
- colombo Italian
- colimbo Spanish, Castilian
- κόλυμβος Ancient Greek
- colmán Irish
- colom Catalan, Valencian
- colmán Old Irish
- columb Old Irish
- Colum Manx
- culumbu Aromanian
- Kolumban Alemannic German
- colomb Occitan
- colum Middle Irish
- cónbo Ligurian