columbiar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Old Leonese columbiare (to swing), from Ancient Greek κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, to dive, plunge) (with semantic shift "dive" > "swing"), from κόλυμβος (kólumbos, little grebe), a bird known for its diving skills.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolumˈbjaɾ/, [ko.lũmˈbjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: co‧lum‧biar

Verb

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columbiar (first-person singular indicative present columbio, past participle columbiáu)

  1. to swing
    Synonyms: cañicar, taramingar, colingar

Conjugation

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