columbus
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Romanized form of the Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kolumbos), “‘a diver’”) < κολυμβάω (kolumbao), “‘dive, plunge headlong, swim’”). (Aristophanes [Birds, 304] and others use the word κολυμβίς (kolumbis) "diver" for a name of a bird, because of its swimming motion in the air.)
[edit] Noun
columbus (genitive columbī); m, second declension (feminine columba)
- A male dove or cock-pigeon
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | columbus | columbī |
| genitive | columbī | columbōrum |
| dative | columbō | columbīs |
| accusative | columbum | columbōs |
| ablative | columbō | columbīs |
| vocative | columbe | columbī |
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Descendants
- French: colombe

