Danish edit

Etymology edit

kolos +‎ -al

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kolosaːl/, [kʰoloˈsæːˀl]

Adjective edit

kolossal

  1. colossal

Inflection edit

Inflection of kolossal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kolossal 2
Indefinite neuter singular kolossalt 2
Plural kolossale 2
Definite attributive1 kolossale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French colossal, Koloss +‎ -al.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌkolɔˈsaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Adjective edit

kolossal (strong nominative masculine singular kolossaler, comparative kolossaler, superlative am kolossalsten)

  1. colossal, huge
  2. (colloquial) awesome
    Synonym: großartig

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Adverb edit

kolossal

  1. (intensifier, dated) very
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sehr
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]‎[1]:
      »Ich möchte Ihnen diesen Smith und Wesson Revolver bestens empfehlen. [] Kolossal bequem in der Hüftentasche zu tragen!«
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 437:
      Das ist kolossal zutreffend – entschuldigen Herr Hofrat –, ich meine, es ist darum so hervorragend richtig, []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading edit

  • kolossal” in Duden online
  • kolossal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective edit

kolossal (masculine and feminine kolossal, neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective edit

kolossal (neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

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Swedish edit

Adjective edit

kolossal (comparative kolossalare, superlative kolossalast)

  1. colossal
    Synonyms: gigantisk, jättelik

Declension edit

Inflection of kolossal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kolossal kolossalare kolossalast
Neuter singular kolossalt kolossalare kolossalast
Plural kolossala kolossalare kolossalast
Masculine plural3 kolossale kolossalare kolossalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kolossale kolossalare kolossalaste
All kolossala kolossalare kolossalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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