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columbine en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the Latin colombina herba (“dove-like plant”), the flower being likened to five clustered pigeons.

Meanings

  1. Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

Forms

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columbines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

eastern columbine · columbinic · Canadian columbine · common columbine

Relateds

Columbian · Colombian · columbary · Columba · columbarium · Columbus

Translations (60)

ko 매발톱꽃 (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · mk кандилка (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · oc corniol (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ro căldărușă (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sv akleja (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · be вадазбо́р (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · fi akileija (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · hsb akelaja (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · csb kukùlëca (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · la aquilegia (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · gv lus yn ushtey vio (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · eu kuku-belarra (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sl orlica (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · es aguileña (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · lt sinavadas (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ru водосбо́р (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · hy ջրընկալ (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · es colombina (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · et kurekell (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ja 苧環 (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ca corniol (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · cmn 耬斗菜 /耧斗菜 (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · gl paxariños (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · be о́рлик (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · nl akelei (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · uk водозбі́р (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · uma lɨlɨ́klɨlɨk (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · da akeleje (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ga colaimbín (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · bg кандилка (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · is vatnsberi (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · de Akelei (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sq kanilqyqe (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sk orlíček (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · stq klokkebloume (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · it aquilegia (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · br beskenn-an-Itron-Varia (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · el ακουιλέγκια (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · lv ozolīte (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · hu harangláb (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · fr ancolie (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · nb akeleie (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · it colombina (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · tr hasekiküpesi (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ja オダマキ (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · hu sasfű (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · gv lus y chalmane (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · io aquilegio (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sh pakujac (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · fo akkuleya (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · gd lus a' chlamain (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · ka წყალიკრეფია (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · pt aquilégia (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · eo akvilegio (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · gl arreitó (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · is vatnsberar (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · pl orlik (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · sh kandilka (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · cs orlíček (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) · cy troed-y-golomen (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)

columbine en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈlʌm.baɪn/ (General-American)
  • /kəˈlʌm.baɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɒləmˌbaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English columbyne, from Old French columbin (French colombin), from Latin columbinus, from columba (“dove, pigeon”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.
    • Near-synonyms: columboid, peristeronic
    • It is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with the columbine innocency, except men know exactly all the conditions of the serpent. 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:

Forms

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most columbine Degree=Sup lexicographic
more columbine Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

Columbian · Colombian · columbary · Columba · columbarium · Columbus

Synonyms

peristeronic · columboid · columbid

Translations (8)

ru голуби́ный (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · cmn 鴿似的 /鸽似的 (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · cmn 鴿色的 /鸽色的 (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · fi kyyhkys- (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · cmn 鴿的 /鸽的 (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · eo kolomba (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · vo pijunik (pertaining to doves or pigeons) · bg гълъбов (pertaining to doves or pigeons)