"molossus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /moˈlos.sus/ [Classical-Latin], [mɔˈɫ̪ɔs̠ːʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /moˈlos.sus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [moˈlɔsːus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From μολοσσός (molossós). Head templates: {{la-noun|molossus<2>}} molossus m (genitive molossī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|molossus<2>}} Forms: molossī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], molossus [nominative, singular], molossī [nominative, plural], molossī [genitive, singular], molossōrum [genitive, plural], molossō [dative, singular], molossīs [dative, plural], molossum [accusative, singular], molossōs [accusative, plural], molossō [ablative, singular], molossīs [ablative, plural], molosse [singular, vocative], molossī [plural, vocative], molossos [alternative]
  1. A molosser dog Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-molossus-la-noun-K9bw-Mn6 Disambiguation of Dogs: 86 14 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50
  2. (poetry) A metrical foot ( - - - ) Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-molossus-la-noun-9U9ZifYs Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: molossīnus, molossicus, Molossia
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