colón

See also: colon, Colon, cólon, còlon, côlon, and Colón

English

Etymology

From Spanish colón after Christopher Columbus, or Cristóbal Colón.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kə.ˈloʊ̯n/

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Noun

colón (plural colóns or colones)

  1. The currency of Costa Rica, divided into 100 céntimos.
  2. The former currency of El Salvador, divided into 100 centavos (cents), now replaced by the American dollar.

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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Spanish colón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkolon/, [ˈko̞lo̞n]
  • IPA(key): /koˈlon/

Noun

colón

  1. colón (currency)

Declension
Inflection of colón (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative colón colónit
genitive colónin colónien
partitive colónia colóneja
illative colóniin colóneihin
singular plural
nominative colón colónit
accusative nom. colón colónit
gen. colónin
genitive colónin colónien
partitive colónia colóneja
inessive colónissa colóneissa
elative colónista colóneista
illative colóniin colóneihin
adessive colónilla colóneilla
ablative colónilta colóneilta
allative colónille colóneille
essive colónina colóneina
translative colóniksi colóneiksi
instructive — colónein
abessive colónitta colóneitta
comitative — colóneineen
Possessive forms of colón (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person colónini colónimme
2nd person colónisi colóninne
3rd person colóninsa

Spanish

Etymology

After Cristóbal Colón (“Christopher Columbus”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈlon/ [koˈlõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: co‧lón

Noun

colón m (plural colones)

  1. colón (currency)

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