Word: colossus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
los
sus
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: colossus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κολοσσός
Language: grc
Decoded: kolossos
Meaning: large statue, especially the colossus of Rhodes