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How to "correctly" say colossus - Page 6
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
several collossorums got it. | ||
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dogmode
Philippines491 Posts
On April 16 2011 10:11 Special Endrey wrote: doenst really matter - only important thing is: "Colossorum" is an awesome word i would have to agree with this! haha just seeing it makes me want to use it :p hehe but really, thanks for this info! there must be a few language buffs out there who really wanted to know  | ||
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Zocat
Germany2229 Posts
On April 16 2011 10:45 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I think I know why. Because you're used to things like: Octopi, not octopusorum Perhaps these are from different roots, but they're more common than Colossus. I'm sure the OP is technically correct with his Latin. I'm equally certain that people aren't going to be able to memorize all of those rules, because we're used to English, not Latin  Uh nice, perfect point to post this video (about octopi): I think some nice similiarities can be drawn to colossus. But the most important part starts at ~1:19: "One thing, whenever a word from a foreign language enters the English language it becomes an English word and gets inflected like any other English words." | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45433 Posts
On April 16 2011 11:47 Darclite wrote: The word is derived from the Ancient Greek word (most likely Minoan), and we get it through Latin "κολοσσος" The conjugation in Ancient Greek would be: nom. sing. κολοσσός gen. sing. κολοσσοῦ dat. sing. κολοσσῷ acc. sing. κολοσσόν voc. sing. κολοσσέ nom. pl. κολοσσοί gen. pl. κολοσσῶν dat. pl. κολοσσοῖς acc. pl. κολοσσοῦς voc. pl. κολοσσοί *These are the Attic Greek forms, there may be slight changes in Doric and other forms. I've been a student of Ancient Greek (mega-nerd) for two years I've been a student of Alcohol for more than two years, and every single one of your conjugations look like "Kahlua". Maybe that's why dragoons walk funny... they've been drinking the blood of the colossi... | ||
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King of Blades
United States94 Posts
On April 16 2011 11:59 Okiesmokie wrote: And yet you couldn't remember the form 'has' Win. Isn't it funny that us Americans don't really do anything wrong that other people don't, and yet we get hated on all the time? On-topic: Colossus and Colossi or Colossuses. Not Coloxen, that is not a word, and breaks every rule of the english language, along with sounding like a hick. Some troll made that up a while ago and for some reason everyone believes the troll over blizzard and the dictionary. | ||
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Redunzl
862 Posts
Euge bone serve et fidelis! | ||
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GGOda
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iSTime
1579 Posts
That is all. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45433 Posts
On April 16 2011 12:10 Redunzl wrote: I was going to make this thread ages ago but feared it would be lost on the meme generation. Euge bone serve et fidelis! ? On topic: The octopus video posted by Zocat and the fact that Blizzard already gave its plural for Colossus pretty much ends any controversy | ||
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Ookm
Bolivia18 Posts
1. Blizzard decides to name them Colossi 2. I hate the word "Colossi" so I would use Colossus for one, and Colossoraptors for two or more, 'cause its cool | ||
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Kentredenite
United States220 Posts
On April 16 2011 11:08 GGOda wrote: ok... s Nom- Nexus Gen- Nexi Dat- Nexo acc- nexum Abl- Nexo voc-Nexe Pl Nom-nexi gen-nexorum dat- nexis acc- nexos abl- nexis voc- nexi I don't know why I'm posting, but this is actually incorrect. Nexus is a fourth declension noun so it's Singular: nexus nexus (with a long u) nexui nexum nexu nexus Plural: nexus (with a long u) nexuum nexibus nexus (with a long u) nexibus nexus (with a long u) | ||
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Kamais_Ookin
Canada4218 Posts
Why does it get your goat OP? There's much more important things in life to be stressed over about. | ||
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GGOda
14 Posts
On April 16 2011 12:19 Kentredenite wrote: I don't know why I'm posting, but this is actually incorrect. Nexus is a fourth declension noun so it's Singular: nexus nexus (with a long u) nexui nexum nexu nexus Plural: nexus (with a long u) nexuum nexibus nexus (with a long u) nexibus nexus (with a long u) how do you know nexus isnt 4th declension and it cant be neuter because it is nexus with the us | ||
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Sultan
United States52 Posts
On April 16 2011 12:04 Zocat wrote: Uh nice, perfect point to post this video (about octopi): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk I think some nice similiarities can be drawn to colossus. But the most important part starts at ~1:19: "One thing, whenever a word from a foreign language enters the English language it becomes an English word and gets inflected like any other English words." I was just going to say the same thing. The OPs Latin is spot on, but its just that: Latin. You don't go around writing all the correct forms of "data" whenever you write a scientific paper, do you? | ||
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MethodSC
United States928 Posts
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On April 16 2011 10:07 GGOda wrote: Nominative- the noun doing noun ie. subject Genitive- the Way to show ownership ie. Joey's e.g. should be used there, not i.e. | ||
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GGOda
14 Posts
ty ill change it | ||
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45433 Posts
On April 16 2011 12:20 GGOda wrote: how do you know nexus isnt 4th declension and it cant be neuter because it is nexus with the us Apparently, Nexus is first, second, and fourth declension: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nexus#English Not that I know what the hell that means. Is that like the first generation of Pokemon vs. all the new ones? Keep arguing though, brb with popcorn. | ||
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