colúr

See also: colur

Irish
colúr

Alternative forms
  • colbhar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from columba (“pigeon, dove”).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɔˈl̪ˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠuːɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠuɾˠ/

Noun

colúr m (genitive singular colúir, nominative plural colúir)

  1. pigeon (bird)
    Synonym: colm

Declension
Declension of colúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) colúir
Vocative a cholúir a cholúra
Genitive colúir Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) colúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na colúir
Genitive an cholúir na gcolúr
Dative leis an gcolúr

don cholúr

 leis na colúir

Derived terms
  • colúr aille (“rock-dove”)
  • colúr cluana (“stool-pigeon”)
  • colúr frithinge (“homing pigeon”)
  • colúr teachtaireachta (“carrier-pigeon”)
  • colúr toinne (“black guillemot”)
  • eolaí colúr, tógálaí colúr (“pigeon-fancier”)
  • teach colúr (“pigeon-house”)

Descendants
  • → Yola: cooloor, colure

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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