colainn

Irish

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

• (Waterford, Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠɪɲ/
• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠənʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

colainn f (genitive singular colainne or colla, nominative plural colainneacha or colla)

1. body (especially but not exclusively living)

   Synonyms: cabhail, corp

2. flesh (human body as a physical entity; evil, sin, corruption)

   pléisiúir na colla ― pleasures of the flesh

Declension

Declension of colainn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative colainn colainneacha Vocative a cholainn a cholainneacha Genitive colainne colainneacha Dative colainn colainneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cholainn na colainneacha Genitive na colainne na gcolainneacha Dative leis an gcolainn don cholainn leis na colainneacha

Declension of colainn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative colainn colla Vocative a cholainn a cholla Genitive colla colla Dative colainn colla

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cholainn na colla Genitive na colla na gcolla Dative leis an gcolainn don cholainn leis na colla

Derived terms

• collaí (“carnal”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
colainn	cholainn	gcolainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “colainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “colainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔl̪ˠəɲ/

Noun

colainn m

1. genitive singular of colann

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
colainn	cholainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.