columbus
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
According to Lewis and Short, cognate with calvus, and Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kolumbos, “a diver”); compare, in Slavic languages with Russian голубь (gólub’), голый (gólyj), Czech holub, holý.
Noun [edit]
columbus (genitive columbī); m, second declension (feminine columba)
- A male dove or cock-pigeon
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | columbus | columbī |
| genitive | columbī | columbōrum |
| dative | columbō | columbīs |
| accusative | columbum | columbōs |
| ablative | columbō | columbīs |
| vocative | columbe | columbī |
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References [edit]
- columbus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
