Definition
Plural of colossus; giant statues, structures, or beings of extraordinary size and power.
Etymology
From Latin 'colossi,' the plural of 'colossus,' which came from Greek 'kolossos.' This is the classical plural form, though English speakers increasingly use 'colossuses' as the plural.
Kelly Says
Colossi is the proper classical plural, which is why museums and scholars use it when discussing multiple giant statues—it's a linguistic bridge to ancient Greek and Roman times when the word literally described monuments to gods and emperors.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
ARالعربية
colossi
koh-loh-see
BNবাংলা
কোলোসাস
koh-loh-sahs
CACatalà
colossi
koh-loh-see
CSČeština
colossi
koh-loh-see
DADansk
colossi
koh-loh-see
DEDeutsch
Kolosse
koh-lo-seh
ELΕλληνικά
κολοσσοί
koh-loh-soy
ESEspañol
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
FAفارسی
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
FISuomi
colossi
koh-loh-see
FRFrançais
colos
koh-lohss
HEעברית
קולוסים
koh-loh-see-m
HIहिन्दी
कोलोसी
koh-loh-see
HUMagyar
colossi
koh-loh-see
IDBahasa Indonesia
colossi
koh-loh-si
ITItaliano
colosso
koh-loh-soh
MSBahasa Melayu
colossi
koh-loh-see
MYမြန်မာ
Colossus
koh-loh-soos
NLNederlands
colossi
koh-loh-see
NONorsk
colossi
koh-loh-see
PLPolski
kolosy
koh-lo-see
PTPortuguês
colosos
koh-loh-sohs
RORomână
colossi
koh-loh-see
RUРусский
колоссы
koh-loss-ee
SVSvenska
colossi
koh-loh-see
SWKiswahili
colossi
koh-loh-see
TAதமிழ்
காலோசி
ka-loh-see
TEతెలుగు
కొలోసీ
koh-loh-see
THไทย
คอโลสซัส
koh-loh-sat
TRTürkçe
colossi
koh-loh-si
UKУкраїнська
колоси
koh-loh-see
URاردو
کوlossus
koh-loh-soos
VITiếng Việt
colossi
koh-loh-si