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noun · masculinesecond declension

colossus

colossus m (genitive colossī)
Classical[kɔˈɫɔs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈlɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculinecolossus, giant statue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecolossuscolossī
genitivecolossīcolossōrum
dativecolossōcolossīs
accusativecolossumcolossōs
ablativecolossōcolossīs
vocativecolossecolossī

cŏlossus, i, m., = κολοσσός,
I. a gigantic statue, a colossus, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 128; Suet. Ner. 31; Stat. S. 1, 3, 51.—In partic., the celebrated Colossus at Rhodes; it was dedicated to the sun, and was 70 ells high, Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 41; Suet. Vesp. 18; Paul. ex Fest. p. 58, 2 Müll.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “large statue”), especially the colossus of Rhodes.

Descendants
  • Italiancolosso
  • Portuguesecolosso
  • Romaniancolos
  • Spanishcoloso
  • Catalancolós
  • Englishcolossus
  • Frenchcolosse
  • GermanKoloss
  • Galiciancoloso
  • Sicilianculossu

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesColossusColossus (κολοσσός). For the origin of this word, cf. Curtius, Greek Etym. 1.176. It rarely occurs in the Attic writers. (Blomf. Gloss. ad Aesch. Ag. …

Quick answers

What does colossus mean in Latin?
colossus, a noun, means “colossus, giant statue”.
What is the genitive of colossus?
The genitive singular is colossī. colossus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce colossus?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈɫɔs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈlɔs.sus].