Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown, possibly Pre-Greek (perhaps Minoan).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κολοσσός (kolossósm (genitive κολοσσοῦ); second declension

  1. large statue
  2. any statue, large or small

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: colossus (see there for further descendants)
  • Polish: kolos
  • Russian: коло́сс (kolóss)

References

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  1. ^ Mastronarde, Donald J. [Hauptband]. Introduction to Attic Greck / Donald J. Mastronarde, [1]. Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]: Univ. of California Press, 1993. p.xi

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