Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercolossal

/suːpəɹˈkəˈlɒsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-colos-sal
IPA
/suːpəɹˈkəˈlɒsəl/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Grander than or beyond colossal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós)bor. Latin colossusslbor. French colosse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French colossalder. English colossal English supercolossal From super- + colossal.

Inflected Forms

more supercolossal (comparative) most supercolossal (superlative) super-colossal (alternative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce supercolossal?
The recorded pronunciation is /suːpəɹˈkəˈlɒsəl/.
What does supercolossal mean?
Exceedingly large.
Where does supercolossal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós)bor. Latin colossusslbor. French colosse Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French colossalder. English colossal English supercolossal From super- + colossal.

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