adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
colossēus
colossēus (feminine colossēa, neuter colossēum)
Classical[kɔ.ɫɔsˈseː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.losˈsɛː.us]
Meaning
- adjectivepost Augustancolossal, huge, gigantic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colossēus | colossēa | colossēum |
| genitive | colossēī | colossēae | colossēī |
| dative | colossēō | colossēae | colossēō |
| accusative | colossēum | colossēam | colossēum |
| ablative | colossēō | colossēā | colossēō |
| vocative | colossēe | colossēa | colossēum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colossēī | colossēae | colossēa |
| genitive | colossēōrum | colossēārum | colossēōrum |
| dative | colossēīs | colossēīs | colossēīs |
| accusative | colossēōs | colossēās | colossēa |
| ablative | colossēīs | colossēīs | colossēīs |
| vocative | colossēī | colossēae | colossēa |
cŏlossēus (-ossiaeus, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 26), a, um, adj., = κολοσσιαῖος,
I. colossal, huge, gigantic (post-Aug. prose):
statuae, Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 39; cf. id. 36, 5, 4, § 26; Suet. Vesp. 23: colosseum se pingi Nero jussit, Plin. 35, 7, 33, § 51.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos). By surface analysis, colossus + -ēus
In English words that came into English from colossēus
- Colosseumcolossēus
- coliseumcoliseum