colosseum

See also: Colosseum

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus (“gigantic”), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

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Noun

colosseum (plural colosseums)

  1. Alternative spelling of coliseum

Latin

Adjective

colossēum

  1. nominative neuter singular of colossēus
  2. accusative masculine singular of colossēus
  3. accusative neuter singular of colossēus
  4. vocative neuter singular of colossēus

References

  • colosseum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • colosseum in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
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