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колос

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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колос (kolosm (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

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Declension of колос
singular plural
indefinite колос (kolos) колоси (kolosi)
definite unspecified колосот (kolosot) колосите (kolosite)
definite proximal колосов (kolosov) колосиве (kolosive)
definite distal колосон (koloson) колосине (kolosine)
vocative колосу (kolosu) колоси (kolosi)
count form колоса (kolosa)

References

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

Russian

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колос

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkoɫəs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ко́лос (kólosm inan (genitive ко́лоса, nominative plural коло́сья, genitive plural коло́сьев, diminutive колосо́к)

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: куолас (kuolas)

Anagrams

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Ukrainian

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 колос on Ukrainian Wikipedia
ко́лос пшени́ці

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ко́лос (kólosm 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
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(countable)

(uncountable, collective)

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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коло́с (kolósm 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)
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