kolos
English
Noun
kolos
- plural of kolo
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkolos]
Noun
kolos m anim
- colossus (large man)
Declension
Declension of kolos (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosové |
| genitive | kolosa | kolosů |
| dative | kolosovi, kolosu | kolosům |
| accusative | kolosa | kolosy |
| vocative | kolose | kolosové |
| locative | kolosovi, kolosu | kolosech |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosy |
Noun
kolos m inan
- colossus (large statue or object)
Declension
Declension of kolos (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosy |
| genitive | kolosu | kolosů |
| dative | kolosu | kolosům |
| accusative | kolos | kolosy |
| vocative | kolose | kolosy |
| locative | kolosu | kolosech |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosy |
Further reading
- “kolos”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kolos”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kolos”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kolos | kolossen | kolosser | kolosserne |
| genitive | kolos' | kolossens | kolossers | kolossernes |
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- kolos on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Middle French colosse or otherwise directly from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /koːˈlɔs/
- Hyphenation: ko‧los
- Rhymes: -ɔs
Noun
kolos m (plural kolossen, diminutive kolosje n)
Derived terms
Karao
Noun
kolos
Latvian
Noun
kolos m
- locative plural of kols
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.lɔs/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɔs
- Syllabification: ko‧los
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin colossus.
Noun
kolos m animal or m inan
- (sculpture) colossus (statue of gigantic size)
- Hypernym: posąg
- 1896, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis[1], 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
Declension of kolos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosy |
| genitive | kolosa | kolosów |
| dative | kolosowi | kolosom |
| accusative | kolosa | kolosy |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosami |
| locative | kolosie | kolosach |
| vocative | kolosie | kolosy |
Noun
kolos m animal or m inan
- colossus (creature or thing of gigantic size)
- 2005, Roman Czejarek, Szczecińskie czterofajkowce[2], →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
Declension of kolos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosy |
| genitive | kolosa/kolosu | kolosów |
| dative | kolosowi | kolosom |
| accusative | kolos/kolosa | kolosy |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosami |
| locative | kolosie | kolosach |
| vocative | kolosie | kolosy |
Noun
kolos m pers
Declension
Declension of kolos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosi/kolosy (deprecative) |
| genitive | kolosa | kolosów |
| dative | kolosowi | kolosom |
| accusative | kolosa | kolosów |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosami |
| locative | kolosie | kolosach |
| vocative | kolosie | kolosi |
Derived terms
Related terms
adjective
adverb
- kolosalnie
noun
- kolosalność
Etymology 2
Clipping of kolokwium.
Noun
kolos m animal or m inan
- (education, university slang) midterm exam conducted mainly by a university
- Synonyms: kolo, kolokwium, sprawdzian
Declension
Declension of kolos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolos | kolosy |
| genitive | kolosa/kolosu | kolosów |
| dative | kolosowi | kolosom |
| accusative | kolos/kolosa | kolosy |
| instrumental | kolosem | kolosami |
| locative | kolosie | kolosach |
| vocative | kolosie | kolosy |