Colossae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοσσαί (Kolossaí).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /koˈlos.sae̯/, [kɔˈɫ̪ɔs̠ːäe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈlos.se/, [koˈlɔsːe]

Proper noun

Colossae f pl (genitive Colossārum); first declension

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

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