kolos

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See also: kolos' and Kołos

English

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Noun

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kolos

  1. plural of kolo

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Czech

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Noun

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kolos m anim

  1. colossus (large man)

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kolos m inan

  1. colossus (large statue or object)

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Further reading

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  • 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)

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolɔs/, [kʰoˈlʌs]

Noun

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kolos c (singular definite kolossen, plural indefinite kolosser)

  1. colossus

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

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

Noun

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kolos m (plural kolossen, diminutive kolosje n)

  1. colossus

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Karao

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kolos

  1. river; stream

Latvian

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kolos m

  1. locative plural of kols

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin colossus.

Noun

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kolos m animal or m inan

  1. (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?
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Noun

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kolos m animal or m inan

  1. colossus (creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: mastodont, olbrzym
    • 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.
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kolos m pers

  1. colossus (very tall or powerfully built person)
    Synonym: olbrzym
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of kolokwium.

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kolos m animal or m inan

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

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