LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cōlon1

cōlon n (genitive cōlī)
Classical[ˈkoː.ɫɔn]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.lon]

Meaning

  1. a member or part of a verse of a poem

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōloncōla
genitivecōlīcōlōrum
dativecōlōcōlīs
accusativecōloncōla
cōlōs
ablativecōlōcōlīs
vocativecōlon
cōle		cōla

cōlon or cōlum, i, n. (cōlus, i, m., Ser. Samm. 31, 1), = κῶλον (a member).
I. The colon or great gut (the largest of the intestines), Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 202.—Esp., as the part affected by the colic: coli tormentum, Plin. 22, 22, 37, § 79: coli dolor, Scrib. Comp. 122.—Hence,
B. A disease of the colon, the colic, Plin. 20, 15, 57, § 162; 31, 9, 45, § 102; Scrib. Comp. l. l.; Ser. Samm. l. l.—
II. Transf., a member of a verse (pure Lat. membrum), * Quint. 9, 4, 78; of a poem, Aug. ap. Don. Vit. Verg. c. 12.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon).

Descendants
  • Englishcolon
noun · neutersecond declension
colon2
colon n (genitive colī)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ɫɔn]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.lon]

Meaning

  1. neuterThe colon; large intestine
  2. neutercolic, a disease of the colon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecolon
cōlum, cōlus		cola
genitivecolīcolōrum
dativecolōcolīs
accusativecolon
cōlum		cola
cōlōs
ablativecolōcolīs
vocativecolon
cōle, cōlum		cola

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon).

Descendants
  • Englishcolon
  • Frenchcôlon
  • GermanKolon
  • Italiancolon
  • Portuguesecólon
  • Romaniancolon
  • Spanishcolon
  • Asturiancolon
  • Esperantokojlo
  • Indonesiankolon

Quick answers

What does cōlon mean in Latin?
cōlon, a noun, means “a member or part of a verse of a poem”.
What is the genitive of cōlon?
The genitive singular is cōlī. cōlon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cōlon?
In classical Latin, [ˈkoː.ɫɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.lon].