колос

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

колос • (kolos) m (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)

Declension

References

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

Russian

колос

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫəs]
  • (file)

Noun

ко́лос • (kólos) m inan (genitive ко́лоса, nominative plural коло́сья, genitive plural коло́сьев, diminutive колосо́к)

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

Declension

  • колоситься (kolositʹsja)
  • колосистый (kolosistyj)
  • колосовидный (kolosovidnyj)
  • колосовой (kolosovoj)

Descendants

  • Yakut: куолас (kuolas)

Ukrainian

ко́лос пшени́ці

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔɫɔs]
  • (file)

Noun

ко́лос • (kólos) m 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)
Declension

(countable)

(uncountable, collective)

Derived terms
  • коло́сся n (kolóssja)
  • колоси́стий (kolosýstyj)
  • колоси́тися impf (kolosýtysja)
  • колосо́к m (kolosók)
  • колосоподі́бний (kolosopodíbnyj)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔˈɫɔs]

Noun

коло́с • (kolós) m 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)
Declension
Derived terms
  • Коло́с Ро́доський m (Kolós Ródosʹkyj)
  • колоса́льний (kolosálʹnyj)
  • колоса́льність f (kolosálʹnistʹ)

Further reading

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