colainn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish colinn, from Proto-Celtic *kolannis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-.

Noun

colainn f (genitive singular colainne, nominative plural colainneacha)

1. body

   Synonyms: cabhail, corp

   1. living body
   2. flesh
   3. trunk
   4. main part
   5. person

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

Synonyms

• mianta

Derived terms

• collaí (“carnal, sexual”, 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.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “colainn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔl̪ˠəɲ/

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.