Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɔs]
  • Hyphenation: ко‧лос

Noun

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колос (kolosm (plural колоси)

  1. (by extension) colossus, giant (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: џин (džin), гигант (gigant), великан (velikan), балабан (balaban)
  2. (figurative) colossus (somebody or something very greatly admired and respected)

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References

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  • колос” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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колос

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ. Related to коло́ть (kolótʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫəs]
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Noun

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ко́лос (kólosm inan (genitive ко́лоса, nominative plural коло́сья, genitive plural коло́сьев, diminutive колосо́к)

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: куолас (kuolas)

Ukrainian

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 колос on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 
ко́лос пшени́ці

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ

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Noun

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ко́лос (kólosm inan (genitive ко́лоса or ко́лосу, nominative plural ко́лоси, genitive plural ко́лосів, relational adjective колосови́й)

  1. (countable) ear, spike (fruiting body of a grain plant)
    Synonym: колосо́к m (kolosók)
  2. (uncountable, collective) ears, spikes (fruiting bodies of grain plants)
    Synonym: коло́сся n (kolóssja)
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(countable)

(uncountable, collective)

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes)

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Noun

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коло́с (kolósm pers (genitive коло́са, nominative plural коло́си, genitive plural коло́сів)

  1. (dated) colossus (statue of gigantic size)
  2. (by extension) colossus (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: ве́лет m (vélet), ве́летень m (véletenʹ), гіга́нт m (hihánt)
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