kolos

See also: kolos' and Kołos

English

Noun

kolos

  1. plural of kolo

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkolos]

Noun

kolos m anim

  1. colossus (large man)

Declension

Noun

kolos m inan

  1. colossus (large statue or object)

Declension

Further reading

  • kolos in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kolos in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kolos in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, giant statue). Cognate with French colosse, German Koloss.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolɔs/, [kʰoˈlʌs]

Noun

kolos c (singular definite kolossen, plural indefinite kolosser)

  1. colossus

Inflection

Synonyms

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle French colosse or otherwise directly from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /koːˈlɔs/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧los
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

kolos m (plural kolossen, diminutive kolosje n)

  1. colossus

Derived terms

Karao

Noun

kolos

  1. river; stream

Latvian

Noun

kolos m

  1. locative plural of kols

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lɔs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɔs
  • Syllabification: ko‧los

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin colossus.

Noun

kolos m animal or m inan

  1. (sculpture) colossus (statue of gigantic size)
    Hypernym: posąg
    • 1896, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis, ch. 29:
      Czyś był na Rodos oglądać miejsce, gdzie stał kolos?
      Were you at Rodos to look at the place where the colussus stood?
Declension

Noun

kolos m animal or m inan

  1. colossus (creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: mastodont, olbrzym
    • 2005, Roman Czejarek, Szczecińskie czterofajkowce, →ISBN, page 9:
      Skoro brytyjskie statki miały dwa lub trzy kominy, nowy niemiecki kolos musiał przyćmić ich sławę.
      Since the British ships had two or three stacks, the new German colossus had to steal their thunder.
Declension

Noun

kolos m pers

  1. colossus (very tall or powerfully built person)
    Synonym: olbrzym
Declension
Derived terms
noun
adjective
adverb
  • kolosalnie
noun
  • kolosalność

Etymology 2

Clipping of kolokwium.

Noun

kolos m animal or m inan

  1. (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university
    Synonyms: kolo, kolokwium, sprawdzian
Declension

Further reading

  • kolos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kolos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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