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colofn.

column

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔlɔvn/North-Wales[ˈkɔlɔvn̩]North-Wales/ˈkoːlɔvn̩/South-Wales[ˈkoːlɔvn̩]South-Wales
  1. column

    feminine · masculine
  2. pillar, post

    feminine · masculine
  3. something which supports

    feminine · figuratively · masculine
  4. fundamental or principal meter

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh colouen, from Proto-Brythonic *koloβ̃n, from Latin columna, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, to be tall”). Doublet of celfi (“furniture”)

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