colann
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɔlˠən̪ˠ/
=== Etymology 1 ===
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==== Noun ====
colann f (genitive singular colainne, nominative plural colannacha)
yearling calf; heifer
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See colainn.
==== Noun ====
colann f (genitive singular colna or colla)
archaic and dialectal form of colainn
Ghlac Mac Dé colann daonna. ― The Son of God received human flesh.
===== Declension =====
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “colann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “colann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“colann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== 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)
body
flesh
carcass
==== Usage notes ====
Alternative genitives, colna and colla, are also known.
=== Mutation ===
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