Mopsus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μόψος (Mópsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmop.sus/, [ˈmɔps̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmop.sus/, [ˈmɔpsus]

Proper noun

Mopsus m sg (genitive Mopsī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A legendary seer, son of Manto and rival of Calchas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mopsus
Genitive	Mopsī
Dative	Mopsō
Accusative	Mopsum
Ablative	Mopsō
Vocative	Mopse

References

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