Columba

Signification (Anglais)

1. Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
2. Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
3. A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Concepts

Colombe

colombe

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pigeon

tourterelle

tourtereau

Colomba d’Iona

Synonymes

Dove

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genus Columba

Columbidae

Traductions

Taube

Columba

Columba

Colomba

Coloma

Columba

Duif

Περιστερά

Columba

Güvercin

Paloma

Columba

San Columba di Iona

Columban von Iona

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kəˈlʌm.bə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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