kolossi

Finnish

Etymology

From French colosse, from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolosːi/, [ˈko̞lo̞s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -olosːi
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧los‧si

Noun

kolossi

1. colossus (creature or thing of gigantic size)

Declension

Inflection of kolossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kolossi	kolossit
genitive		kolossin	kolossien
partitive		kolossia	kolosseja
illative		kolossiin	kolosseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kolossi	kolossit
accusative	nom.	kolossi	kolossit
	gen.	kolossin
genitive		kolossin	kolossien
partitive		kolossia	kolosseja
inessive		kolossissa	kolosseissa
elative		kolossista	kolosseista
illative		kolossiin	kolosseihin
adessive		kolossilla	kolosseilla
ablative		kolossilta	kolosseilta
allative		kolossille	kolosseille
essive		kolossina	kolosseina
translative		kolossiksi	kolosseiksi
abessive		kolossitta	kolosseitta
instructive		—	kolossein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kolossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolossini kolossini accusative nom. kolossini kolossini gen. kolossini genitive kolossini kolossieni partitive kolossiani kolossejani inessive kolossissani kolosseissani elative kolossistani kolosseistani illative kolossiini kolosseihini adessive kolossillani kolosseillani ablative kolossiltani kolosseiltani allative kolossilleni kolosseilleni essive kolossinani kolosseinani translative kolossikseni kolosseikseni abessive kolossittani kolosseittani instructive — — comitative — kolosseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kolossisi kolossisi accusative nom. kolossisi kolossisi gen. kolossisi genitive kolossisi kolossiesi partitive kolossiasi kolossejasi inessive kolossissasi kolosseissasi elative kolossistasi kolosseistasi illative kolossiisi kolosseihisi adessive kolossillasi kolosseillasi ablative kolossiltasi kolosseiltasi allative kolossillesi kolosseillesi essive kolossinasi kolosseinasi translative kolossiksesi kolosseiksesi abessive kolossittasi kolosseittasi instructive — — comitative — kolosseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolossimme kolossimme accusative nom. kolossimme kolossimme gen. kolossimme genitive kolossimme kolossiemme partitive kolossiamme kolossejamme inessive kolossissamme kolosseissamme elative kolossistamme kolosseistamme illative kolossiimme kolosseihimme adessive kolossillamme kolosseillamme ablative kolossiltamme kolosseiltamme allative kolossillemme kolosseillemme essive kolossinamme kolosseinamme translative kolossiksemme kolosseiksemme abessive kolossittamme kolosseittamme instructive — — comitative — kolosseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kolossinne kolossinne accusative nom. kolossinne kolossinne gen. kolossinne genitive kolossinne kolossienne partitive kolossianne kolossejanne inessive kolossissanne kolosseissanne elative kolossistanne kolosseistanne illative kolossiinne kolosseihinne adessive kolossillanne kolosseillanne ablative kolossiltanne kolosseiltanne allative kolossillenne kolosseillenne essive kolossinanne kolosseinanne translative kolossiksenne kolosseiksenne abessive kolossittanne kolosseittanne instructive — — comitative — kolosseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kolossinsa kolossinsa accusative nom. kolossinsa kolossinsa gen. kolossinsa genitive kolossinsa kolossiensa partitive kolossiaan kolossiansa kolossejaan kolossejansa inessive kolossissaan kolossissansa kolosseissaan kolosseissansa elative kolossistaan kolossistansa kolosseistaan kolosseistansa illative kolossiinsa kolosseihinsa adessive kolossillaan kolossillansa kolosseillaan kolosseillansa ablative kolossiltaan kolossiltansa kolosseiltaan kolosseiltansa allative kolossilleen kolossillensa kolosseilleen kolosseillensa essive kolossinaan kolossinansa kolosseinaan kolosseinansa translative kolossikseen kolossiksensa kolosseikseen kolosseiksensa abessive kolossittaan kolossittansa kolosseittaan kolosseittansa instructive — — comitative — kolosseineen kolosseinensa

Derived terms

• kolossaalinen
• Rodoksen kolossi

Further reading

• “kolossi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02