Danish

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Etymology

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kolos +‎ -al

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolosaːl/, [kʰoloˈsæːˀl]

Adjective

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kolossal

  1. colossal

Inflection

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Inflection of kolossal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kolossal 2
Indefinite neuter singular kolossalt 2
Plural kolossale 2
Definite attributive1 kolossale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French colossal, Koloss +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkolɔˈsaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Adjective

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kolossal (strong nominative masculine singular kolossaler, comparative kolossaler, superlative am kolossalsten)

  1. colossal, huge
  2. (colloquial) awesome
    Synonym: großartig

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Adverb

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kolossal

  1. (intensifier, dated) very
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sehr
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]‎[1]:
      »Ich möchte Ihnen diesen Smith und Wesson Revolver bestens empfehlen. [] Kolossal bequem in der Hüftentasche zu tragen!«
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    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 437:
      Das ist kolossal zutreffend – entschuldigen Herr Hofrat –, ich meine, es ist darum so hervorragend richtig, []
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Further reading

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  • kolossal” in Duden online
  • kolossal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective

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kolossal (masculine and feminine kolossal, neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German kolossal, from French colossal.

Adjective

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kolossal (neuter kolossalt, definite singular and plural kolossale)

  1. colossal

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Swedish

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Adjective

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kolossal (comparative kolossalare, superlative kolossalast)

  1. colossal
    Synonyms: gigantisk, jättelik

Declension

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Inflection of kolossal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kolossal kolossalare kolossalast
Neuter singular kolossalt kolossalare kolossalast
Plural kolossala kolossalare kolossalast
Masculine plural3 kolossale kolossalare kolossalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kolossale kolossalare kolossalaste
All kolossala kolossalare kolossalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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