colainn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish colinn (“body, flesh, corpse”),[5] from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).[6]

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. body (especially but not exclusively living)
  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
singular plural
nominative colainn colainneacha
vocative a cholainn a cholainneacha
genitive colainne colainneacha
dative colainn colainneacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cholainn na colainneacha
genitive na colainne na gcolainneacha
dative leis an gcolainn
don cholainn 		leis na colainneacha
Declension of colainn (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative colainn colla
vocative a cholainn a cholla
genitive colla colla
dative colainn colla
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cholainn na colla
genitive na colla na gcolla
dative leis an gcolainn
don cholainn 		leis na colla
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Fingallian: culleen

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “colann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 232; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “colainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “colainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

colainn

  1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of colann

Mutation

Mutated forms of colainn
radical lenition eclipsis
colainn cholainn gcolainn

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

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 320
  2. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 167, page 17
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 504 (vi), page 184
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 445 B (b), page 164; reprinted 1979
  5. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “colainn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  6. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995), Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 95

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠəɲ/

Noun

colainn m

  1. genitive singular of colann

Mutation

Mutation of colainn
radical lenition
colainn cholainn

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

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