Mausolus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mau̯ˈsoː.lus/, [mäu̯ˈs̠oːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mau̯ˈso.lus/, [mäu̯ˈsɔːlus]

Proper noun

Mausōlus m sg (genitive Mausōlī); second declension

1. A king of Caria, famous for being buried in a mausoleum

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mausōlus
Genitive	Mausōlī
Dative	Mausōlō
Accusative	Mausōlum
Ablative	Mausōlō
Vocative	Mausōle

References

• Mausolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Mausolus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray