columbinus

Latin

Etymology

columba (“dove, pigeon”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine, -like”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

columbīnus (feminine columbīna, neuter columbīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a dove or pigeon; dovish, dove-like
  2. Having the color of a dove; dove-colored

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative columbīnus columbīna columbīnum columbīnī columbīnae columbīna
Genitive columbīnī columbīnae columbīnī columbīnōrum columbīnārum columbīnōrum
Dative columbīnō columbīnō columbīnīs
Accusative columbīnum columbīnam columbīnum columbīnōs columbīnās columbīna
Ablative columbīnō columbīnā columbīnō columbīnīs
Vocative columbīne columbīna columbīnum columbīnī columbīnae columbīna

Descendants

References
  • “columbinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • columbinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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