Goliath

Ultimately from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/

Goliath

1. A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
2. A male given name from Hebrew

Goliath (plural Goliaths)

1. (figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.

   That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side.

   The whisky category is a Goliath within the drinks industry.

2. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.

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Goliath m (proper noun, strong, genitive Goliaths)

1. (biblical) Goliath

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γολιάθ (Goliáth), derived from Biblical Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.li.atʰ/, [ˈɡɔlʲiät̪ʰ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡo.li.at/, [ˈɡɔːliät̪]

Goliath m sg (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Goliath

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

• “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.