colossus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2. (broadly) Any creature or thing of gigantic size.
3. (figuratively) Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected.

Konzepte

Koloss

Gigant

Riese

Koloß

Synonyme

giant

behemoth

monster

titan

goliath

heavyweight

anything of gigantic size

leviathan

ogre

great man

beast

Übersetzungen

colosse

colosso

coloso

colosso

colós

κολοσσός

kolos

orco

bakbeest

monstro

gevaarte

tità

colossus

titan

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kəˈlɑs.əs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes”), from an unknown Pre-Greek etymon (and erroneously associated with κολοφών).