colombe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ̃b/

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Etymology 1

From Old French colombe, from Latin columba. Cf. also the masculine Old French form colomb, coulon.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

1. dove, white pigeon

Etymology 2

From Old French colombe, from Latin columna (the -b- resulted from a difficulty in pronouncing the Latin consonant cluster -mn-). Doublet of colonne.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

1. joist, upright

Further reading

• “colombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ombe

Noun

colombe f

1. plural of colomba

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French colombe, from Latin columba.

Noun

colombe f (plural colombes)

1. (Jersey) dove

Synonyms

• coucouroux