Goliath

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ === Proper noun === Goliath (biblical) A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David. A male given name from Hebrew. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Goliath (plural Goliaths) (figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles. ==== See also ==== Goliath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Goliath m (proper noun, strong, genitive Goliaths) (biblical) Goliath == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γολιάθ (Goliáth), derived from Biblical Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔ.li.atʰ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔː.li.at] === Proper noun === Goliath m sg (indeclinable) (biblical) Goliath ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable noun, singular only. === References === “Goliath”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Goliath”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.