# колос
## Macedonian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔɫɔs]
* Hyphenation: ко‧лос

### Noun

колос • (kolos) m (plural колоси)
* (by extension) colossus, giant (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: џин (džin), гигант (gigant), великан (velikan), балабан (balaban)
* (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
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkoɫəs]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ко́лос • (kólos) m inan (genitive ко́лоса, nominative plural коло́сья, genitive plural коло́сьев, diminutive колосо́к)
* ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

#### Declension

$^△$Irregular.

#### Related terms

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

#### Descendants

* → Yakut: куолас (kuolas)

### Anagrams

* со́кол (sókol)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kȏlsъ

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔɫɔs]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

ко́лос • (kólos) m inan (genitive ко́лоса or ко́лосу, nominative plural ко́лоси, genitive plural ко́лосів, relational adjective колосови́й)
* (countable) ear, spike (fruiting body of a grain plant)
    Synonym: колосо́к m (kolosók)
* (uncountable, collective) ears, spikes (fruiting bodies of grain plants)
    Synonym: коло́сся n (kolóssja)

##### Declension

(countable)
(uncountable, collective)

##### Derived terms

* колоси́стий (kolosýstyj)
* колоси́тися impf (kolosýtysja)
* колосо́к m (kolosók)
* колосоподі́бний (kolosopodíbnyj)
* коло́сся n (kolóssja)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔˈɫɔs]
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#### Noun

коло́с • (kolós) m pers (genitive коло́са, nominative plural коло́си, genitive plural коло́сів)
* (dated) colossus (statue of gigantic size)
* (by extension) colossus (any creature or thing of gigantic size)
    Synonyms: ве́лет m (vélet), ве́летень m (véletenʹ), гіга́нт m (hihánt)

##### Derived terms

* Коло́с Ро́доський m (Kolós Ródosʹkyj)
* колоса́льний (kolosálʹnyj)
* колоса́льність f (kolosálʹnistʹ)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “колос”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “колос”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “колос”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “колос”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “колос”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “колос”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “колос”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)