[ˈkoː.ɫũː], [ˈkɔː.lum]
OrigoPerhaps 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.
- declension-2colander, strainer
- declension-2, poetica wicker basket for catching fish
Formaecōlum(canonical, neuter) · cōlī(genitive) · cōlum(nominative, singular) · cōla(nominative, plural) · cōlī(genitive, singular) · cōlōrum(genitive, plural) · cōlō(dative, singular) · cōlīs(dative, plural) · cōlum(accusative, singular) · cōla(accusative, plural) · cōlō(ablative, singular) · cōlīs(ablative, plural) · cōlum(singular, vocative) · cōla(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium