The first written record of the Loch Ness monster relates to the Irish monk St. Columba, who is said to have banished a "water beast" to the depths of the River Ness in the 6th century.
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Columba
//kəˈlʌm.bə//
Synonyms for "columba" (2 found)
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17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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29 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- الْحَمَامة name (constellation)
Breton
1 entries- Koulm name (St. Columba)
Catalan
1 entries- Coloma name (St. Columba)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 天鴿座 /天鸽座 name (constellation)
Finnish
1 entries- Kyyhkynen name (constellation)
French
1 entries- Colombe name (constellation)
Galician
2 entries- Comba name (St. Columba)
- Pomba name (constellation)
German
1 entries- Taube name (constellation)
Greek
1 entries- Περιστερά name (constellation)
Icelandic
1 entries- Kólumkilli name (St. Columba)
Irish
2 entries- Colm Cille name (St. Columba)
- an Colm name (constellation)
Japanese
3 entries- はと座 name (constellation)
- コルンバ name (St. Columba)
- 鳩座 name (constellation)
Kazakh
1 entries- Көгершін name (constellation)
Korean
1 entries- 비둘기자리 name (constellation)
Low German
1 entries- Duuv name (constellation)
Malay
1 entries- Merpati name (constellation)
Manx
1 entries- Colum Keeilley name (St. Columba)
Marathi
1 entries- कोलंबा name (St. Columba)
Occitan
2 entries- Coloma name (St. Columba)
- Colomba name (St. Columba)
Old Irish
1 entries- Columb Cille name (St. Columba)
Polish
1 entries- Gołąb name (constellation)
Russian
1 entries- Голубь name (constellation)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Calum Cille name (St. Columba)
Spanish
1 entries- Columba name (constellation)
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