Colm Cille

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Columb Cille, from columb (“dove”) + cell (“church”). Cognate to Scottish Gaelic Calum Cille and Manx Colum Keeilley.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌkɔl̪ˠəmˈcɪlʲə/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌkɔlˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/, /ˌkɔl̪ˠəmˈcɪl̠ʲə/

Proper noun

Colm Cille m (genitive Colm Cille)

  1. (Christianity) Saint Columba of Iona

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Colm Cille Cholm Cille gColm Cille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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