Colossae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί (Kolossaí).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈlos.sae̯/, [kɔˈɫ̪ɔs̠ːäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈlos.se/, [koˈlɔsːe]

Proper noun

Colossae f pl (genitive Colossārum); first declension

1. A city of Phrygia situated on the river Lycus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Colossae
Genitive	Colossārum
Dative	Colossīs
Accusative	Colossās
Ablative	Colossīs
Vocative	Colossae
Locative	Colossīs

Derived terms

• Colossīnus
• Colossenses

References

• Colossae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Colossae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly