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columba

/ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
Co-lum-ba
IPA
/ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.

name

Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.

name

A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Etymology

From Latin columba (“dove, pigeon”). The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit in Christianity.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/
  • British English: /ˈkɒ.ləm.bə/

Derived Forms

Columbae

Frequently Paired Words

Calum Colm Columb columbarium columbary Columbia columbine Columbus

Rhymes With

calumba

Questions

How do you pronounce columba?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/.
What does columba mean?
Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
Where does columba come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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