colosso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlɔs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔsso
• Hyphenation: co‧lòs‧so

Noun

colosso m (plural colossi)

1. colossus
2. giant

Related terms

• colossale

Further reading

• colosso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

colossō

1. dative/ablative singular of colossus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlo.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlo.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈlo.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈlo.su/

Noun

colosso m (plural colossos)

1. colossus (statue of gigantic size)
2. any creature or thing of gigantic size

Related terms

• colossal

Further reading

• “colosso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024