Colosso

/kəˈlɒsoʊ/ noun

Definition

A representation or image of a colossus; an artistic depiction of something massive or gigantic.

Etymology

From Italian 'colosso,' derived from Latin 'colossus,' which came from Greek 'kolossos.' The term describes artistic renderings of monumental figures, particularly in Renaissance and classical art traditions.

Kelly Says

Renaissance artists were obsessed with drawing and sculpting colossos figures—massive statues and titans—as a way to show off their skill at making something look truly enormous and impressive on a flat surface or in marble.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
ARالعربية
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
BNবাংলা
কোলোসাস
koh-loh-sahs
CACatalà
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
CSČeština
colos
koh-lohss
DADansk
colos
koh-lohss
DEDeutsch
Koloss
koh-lohs
ELΕλληνικά
κολοσσός
koh-loh-sohs
ESEspañol
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
FAفارسی
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
FISuomi
colos
koh-lohss
FRFrançais
colosse
koh-lohss
GUGU
કોલોસી
koh-loh-see
HAHA
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
HEעברית
קולוסוס
koh-loh-soos
HIहिन्दी
कोलोसस
koh-loh-soos
HUMagyar
colos
koh-lohss
IDBahasa Indonesia
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
IGIG
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
ITItaliano
colosso
koh-loh-soh
JA日本語
コロッセオ
korosseo
KKKK
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
KMKM
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
KO한국어
거인
geo-in
MRMR
कोलोसी
koh-loh-see
MSBahasa Melayu
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
MYမြန်မာ
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
NLNederlands
colos
koh-lohss
NONorsk
colos
koh-lohss
PAPA
ਕੋਲੋਸੀ
koh-loh-see
PLPolski
kolos
koh-lohs
PTPortuguês
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
RORomână
colos
koh-lohss
RUРусский
колосс
koh-loss
SVSvenska
colos
koh-lohss
SWKiswahili
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
TAதமிழ்
காலோசி
ka-loh-see
TEతెలుగు
కొలోసీ
koh-loh-see
THไทย
คอโลสซัส
koh-loh-sat
TLTL
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
TRTürkçe
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
UKУкраїнська
колос
koh-lohs
URاردو
کوlossus
koh-loh-soos
VITiếng Việt
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
YOYO
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
ZH中文
巨人
jù rén
ZUZU
colosos
koh-loh-sohs

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