великан

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Bulgarian

Etymology

вели́к (velík) +‎ -а́н (-án)

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  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

велика́н (velikánm (relational adjective велика́нски)

  1. (mythology) giant
  2. (figurative) giant, titan, colossus
    Synonym: гига́нт (gigánt)

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Macedonian

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Noun

великан (velikanm (relational adjective великански)

  1. great, renowned man

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Russian

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Noun

велика́н (velikánm anim (genitive велика́на, nominative plural велика́ны, genitive plural велика́нов)

  1. giant
    Synonyms: гига́нт (gigánt), исполи́н (ispolín)
    Antonyms: ка́рлик (kárlik), лилипу́т (lilipút)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

велѝка̄н m (Latin spelling velìkān)

  1. great, renowned man

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Further reading

  • великан”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024