κολοσσός

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown, possibly Pre-Greek (perhaps Minoan).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολοσσός • (kolossós) m (genitive κολοσσοῦ); second declension

  1. large statue
  2. any statue, large or small

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κολοσσός; τοῦ κολοσσοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κολοσσός
ho kolossós 		τὼ κολοσσώ
tṑ kolossṓ 		οἱ κολοσσοί
hoi kolossoí
Genitive τοῦ κολοσσοῦ
toû kolossoû 		τοῖν κολοσσοῖν
toîn kolossoîn 		τῶν κολοσσῶν
tôn kolossôn
Dative τῷ κολοσσῷ
tôi kolossôi 		τοῖν κολοσσοῖν
toîn kolossoîn 		τοῖς κολοσσοῖς
toîs kolossoîs
Accusative τὸν κολοσσόν
tòn kolossón 		τὼ κολοσσώ
tṑ kolossṓ 		τοὺς κολοσσούς
toùs kolossoús
Vocative κολοσσέ
kolossé 		κολοσσώ
kolossṓ 		κολοσσοί
kolossoí
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Latin: colossus (see there for further descendants)
  • Polish: kolos
  • Russian: коло́сс (kolóss)

References

  1. ^ Mastronarde, Donald J. . Introduction to Attic Greck / Donald J. Mastronarde, . Berkeley, Calif. : Univ. of California Press, 1993. p.xi

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