Colóim

Irish

Alternative forms

• an Cholóimbe

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Cholóim f (genitive na Colóime)

1. Colombia (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Colóim

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Colóim Vocative a Cholóim Genitive Colóime Dative Colóim

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Cholóim Genitive na Colóime Dative leis an gColóim don Cholóim

Derived terms

• An Cholóim Bhriotanach f (“British Columbia”)
• Colómach (“Colombian”, adjective)
• Colómach m (“Colombian”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Colóim	Cholóim	gColóim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Colombia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024