kolossal

Danish

Etymology

kolos + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolosaːl/, [kʰoloˈsæːˀl]

Adjective

kolossal

  1. colossal

Inflection

Inflection of kolossal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kolossal 2
Indefinite neuter singular kolossalt 2
Plural kolossale 2
Definite attributive1 kolossale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French colossal, Koloss + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkolɔˈsaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Adjective

kolossal (strong nominative masculine singular kolossaler, comparative kolossaler, superlative am kolossalsten)

  1. colossal, huge
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 102:
      Die Anforderungen sind kolossal heutzutage, man darf es sich gar nicht so klar machen, wie scharf sie sind, sonst könnte man wahrhaftig den Mut verlieren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (colloquial) awesome
    Synonym: großartig

Declension

Adverb

kolossal

  1. (intensifier, dated) very
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sehr
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]:
      »Ich möchte Ihnen diesen Smith und Wesson Revolver bestens empfehlen. [] Kolossal bequem in der Hüftentasche zu tragen!«
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 437:
      Das ist kolossal zutreffend – entschuldigen Herr Hofrat –, ich meine, es ist darum so hervorragend richtig, []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

  • kolossal” in Duden online
  • kolossal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective

kolossal (masculine and feminine kolossal, neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective

kolossal (neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

References

Swedish

Adjective

kolossal (comparative kolossalare, superlative kolossalast)

  1. colossal
    Synonyms: gigantisk, jättelik

Declension

Inflection of kolossal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kolossal kolossalare kolossalast
Neuter singular kolossalt kolossalare kolossalast
Plural kolossala kolossalare kolossalast
Masculine plural3 kolossale kolossalare kolossalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kolossale kolossalare kolossalaste
All kolossala kolossalare kolossalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References

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