Columba

American  

[kuh-luhm-buh] / kəˈlʌm bə /

noun

genitive

Columbae

1. Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.

2. Also called Columba Noae.  Astronomy. the Dove, or Noah's Dove, a southern constellation between Caelum and Canis Major.

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Columba ¹ British  

/ kəˈlʌmbə /

noun

1. as in Alpha Columbae. a small constellation in the S hemisphere south of Orion

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Columba ² British  

/ kəˈlʌmbə /

noun

1. Saint. ?521–597 _ad , Irish missionary: founded the monastery at Iona (563) from which the Picts were converted to Christianity. Feast day: June 9

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Other Word Forms

• Columban
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Columba

Latin, literally: dove

Example Sentences

Bush was referring to the three children of his son Jeb and his Mexican-born wife, Columba, and he said the comment had been misinterpreted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

No. 25 Princeton has won 15 straight games and sits a game in front of Columba in the Ivy League standings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

The discovery of the object was made while observing a large cluster of stars known as NGC 1851 located in the southern constellation of Columba, using the MeerKAT telescope.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The legend dates back to the Middle Ages when Irish monk St Columba is said to have encountered a creature in the Ness, a river that flows from Loch Ness.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

The late Dr Todd, one of the most learned archæologists, and one of the best Gaelic scholars that ever Ireland produced, believed that it was as early as the time of Columba.

From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.