mallus
See also: Mallus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλλός (mallós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmal.lus/, [ˈmälːʲʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmal.lus/, [ˈmälːus]
Noun
mallus m (genitive mallī); second declension
- A lock of wool
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mallus | mallī |
Genitive | mallī | mallōrum |
Dative | mallō | mallīs |
Accusative | mallum | mallōs |
Ablative | mallō | mallīs |
Vocative | malle | mallī |
References
- “mallus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mallus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- mallus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “mallus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “mallus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “mallus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly