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English
Noun
Mallus
- plural of Mallu
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαλλός (Mallós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mallus f sg (genitive Mallī); second declension
- An ancient city in Cilicia situated near the mouth of the river Pyramus
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Mallos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Mallus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly