colum

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2) colander, strainer
2. (declension-2, poetic) a wicker basket for catching fish

Sinonieme

colon

Vertalings

còlon

Grimmdarm

Kolon

colander

colon

côlon

passoire

colon

scolapasta

vergiet

passador

colador

kevgir

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈkoː.ɫũː]

Etimologie (Engels)

Perhaps related to quālus/quālum (“wicker basket”). No widely agreeable etymology has been suggested for either word, but compare Sanskrit चालन (cālana, “sieve, strainer”). De Vaan finds a connection with the root of quatio (“I shake, brandish”) conceivable.