Colossae

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί (Kolossaí).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Colossae f pl (genitive Colossārum); first declension

  1. A city of Phrygia situated on the river Lycus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Colossae
genitive Colossārum
dative Colossīs
accusative Colossās
ablative Colossīs
vocative Colossae
locative Colossīs

Derived terms

References

  • Colossae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Colossae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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