English

Noun

mallus

1. plural of mallu

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλλός ‎(mallós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmal.lus/, [ˈmal.lʊs]

Noun

mallus m ‎(genitive mallī); second declension

1. A lock of wool

Declension

Second declension.

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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mallus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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