Colóim

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Proper noun

An Cholóim f (genitive na Colóime)

  1. Colombia (a country in South America)

Declension

Declension of Colóim (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Colóim
vocative a Cholóim
genitive Colóime
dative Colóim
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Cholóim
genitive na Colóime
dative leis an gColóim
don Cholóim

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Colóim
radical lenition eclipsis
Colóim Cholóim gColóim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Colombia”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025