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colúr.

pigeon (bird)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔˈl̪ˠuːɾˠ/Munster/ˈkl̪ˠuːɾˠ/Cork/ˈkɔl̪ˠuːɾˠ/Connacht/ˈkɔl̪ˠuɾˠ/Ulster
  1. pigeon (bird)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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