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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μόψος (Mópsos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mopsus m sg (genitive Mopsī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) A legendary seer, son of Manto and rival of Calchas
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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.