koloss

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós). Originally used by Herodotus in reference to giant statues in Ancient Egyptian temples. Cognate of Danish kolos, German Koloss, French colosse.

Noun

koloss c

  1. colossus

Declension

Declension of koloss
nominative genitive
singular indefinite koloss koloss
definite kolossen kolossens
plural indefinite kolosser kolossers
definite kolosserna kolossernas

Derived terms

References

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