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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

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References

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  • 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.