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proper noun · femininethird declension

Mīnōis

Mīnōis f sg (genitive Mīnōis or Mīnōeōs or Mīnōios)
Classical[miːˈnoː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[miˈnɔː.is]

Meaning

  1. female descendant of Minos
  2. Ariadne daughter of Minos

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMīnōis—
genitiveMinoidis—
dativeMinoidi—
accusativeMinoidem—
ablativeMinoide—
vocativeMinoide—

Mīnōis, ĭdis, f., = Μινωἷς.
I. A female descendant of Minos. So his daughter Ariadne, Ov. M. 8, 174; Prop. 3, 19, 27: grex magis, an regnum Minoida sollicitat? i. e. Pasiphaë, the wife of Minos, Aus. Idyll. 12, 7.—
II. A name of the Isle of Paros, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67.

Quick answers

What does Mīnōis mean in Latin?
Mīnōis, a proper noun, means “female descendant of Minos; Ariadne daughter of Minos”.
What is the genitive of Mīnōis?
The genitive singular is Mīnōis. Mīnōis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Mīnōis?
In classical Latin, [miːˈnoː.ɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [miˈnɔː.is].