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colainn.

body (especially but not exclusively living)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkolˠən̠ʲ/Galway/ˈkɞlˠən̠ʲ/Mayo/ˈkolˠən̪ˠ/Mayo/ˈkɔlˠən̠ʲ/Ulster
  1. body (especially but not exclusively living)

    feminine
  2. flesh (human body as a physical entity; evil, sin, corruption)

    feminine
    pléisiúir na colla
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish colinn (“body, flesh, corpse”), from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”).

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