колос

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Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ко‧лос

Noun

колос (kolosm (plural колоси)

  1. (by extension) colossus, giant (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: џин (džin), гигант (gigant), великан (velikan), балабан (balaban)
  2. (figurative) colossus (somebody or something very greatly admired and respected)

Declension

Declension of колос
singular plural
indefinite колос (kolos) колоси (kolosi)
definite unspecified колосот (kolosot) колосите (kolosite)
definite proximal колосов (kolosov) колосиве (kolosive)
definite distal колосон (koloson) колосине (kolosine)
vocative колосу (kolosu) колоси (kolosi)
count form колоса (kolosa)

References

  • колос” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

колос

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ. Related to коло́ть (kolótʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ко́лос (kólosm inan (genitive ко́лоса, nominative plural коло́сья, genitive plural коло́сьев, diminutive колосо́к)

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

Declension

Descendants

  • Yakut: куолас (kuolas)

Anagrams

Ukrainian

 колос on Ukrainian Wikipedia
ко́лос пшени́ці

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́лос (kólosm inan (genitive ко́лоса or ко́лосу, nominative plural ко́лоси, genitive plural ко́лосів, relational adjective колосови́й)

  1. (countable) ear, spike (fruiting body of a grain plant)
    Synonym: колосо́к m (kolosók)
  2. (uncountable, collective) ears, spikes (fruiting bodies of grain plants)
    Synonym: коло́сся n (kolóssja)
Declension

(countable)

Declension of ко́лос
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative ко́лос
kólos
ко́лоси
kólosy
genitive ко́лоса
kólosa
ко́лосів
kólosiv
dative ко́лосові, ко́лосу
kólosovi, kólosu
ко́лосам
kólosam
accusative ко́лос
kólos
ко́лоси
kólosy
instrumental ко́лосом
kólosom
ко́лосами
kólosamy
locative ко́лосі
kólosi
ко́лосах
kólosax
vocative ко́лосе
kólose
ко́лоси
kólosy

(uncountable, collective)

Declension of ко́лос
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative ко́лос
kólos
genitive ко́лосу
kólosu
dative ко́лосові, ко́лосу
kólosovi, kólosu
accusative ко́лос
kólos
instrumental ко́лосом
kólosom
locative ко́лосу, ко́лосі
kólosu, kólosi
vocative ко́лосе
kólose
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes)

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Noun

коло́с (kolósm pers (genitive коло́са, nominative plural коло́си, genitive plural коло́сів)

  1. (dated) colossus (statue of gigantic size)
  2. (by extension) colossus (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: ве́лет m (vélet), ве́летень m (véletenʹ), гіга́нт m (hihánt)
Declension
Declension of коло́с
(pers hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative коло́с
kolós
коло́си
kolósy
genitive коло́са
kolósa
коло́сів
kolósiv
dative коло́сові, коло́су
kolósovi, kolósu
коло́сам
kolósam
accusative коло́са
kolósa
коло́сів
kolósiv
instrumental коло́сом
kolósom
коло́сами
kolósamy
locative коло́сові, коло́сі
kolósovi, kolósi
коло́сах
kolósax
vocative коло́се
kolóse
коло́си
kolósy
Derived terms

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