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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος (Maúsōlos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mausōlus m sg (genitive Mausōlī); second declension
- A king of Caria, famous for being buried in a mausoleum
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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