Definition
The plural form of columba in Latin, referring to multiple doves or pigeons, used in scientific naming.
Etymology
Latin plural of 'columba.' In scientific nomenclature, when botanists and zoologists classify organisms, they maintain Latin forms including plurals to maintain consistency across international scientific communities.
Kelly Says
Scientific names stay in Latin partly because it's a dead language—it won't change like English does, so a scientist in Japan and a scientist in Brazil use the exact same words to discuss doves from 300 years ago.
Translations
ARالعربية
كولومباي
kolo-mba-i
CACatalà
columbae
ko-lum-bai
CSČeština
columbae
kol-um-bai
DADansk
columbae
kol-um-bai
DEDeutsch
Columbae
kɔlɔmˈbaɪ
ELΕλληνικά
Κολομβαί
kolo-m-bai
ESEspañol
columbae
koh-loo-m-bay
FISuomi
columbae
kol-um-bai
FRFrançais
columbae
kɔlɔmbaɪ
HEעברית
קולומבה
ko-lom-ba
HIहिन्दी
कोलंबाई
kol-um-bai
HUMagyar
columbae
kol-um-bai
IDBahasa Indonesia
columbae
kol-om-bai
ITItaliano
columbae
kol-um-bai
MSBahasa Melayu
columbae
kol-om-bai
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလမ်ပေ
ka-lam-pe
NLNederlands
columbae
ko-lom-ba-i
NONorsk
columbae
kol-um-bai
PLPolski
columbae
kol-um-ba-je
PTPortuguês
columbae
kɔ-lũ-mba-i
RORomână
columbae
kol-um-bai
RUРусский
Колумбе
kol-um-be
SVSvenska
columbae
kol-um-bai
SWKiswahili
columbae
ko-lum-bai
TAதமிழ்
கொலம்பை
ko-lamba-i
TEతెలుగు
కొలంబై
ko-lamb-ai
TRTürkçe
columbae
kol-um-bay
UKУкраїнська
Колумбе
kol-um-be
VITiếng Việt
columbae
co-lum-bai