LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Mīnōs

Mīnōs m sg (genitive Mīnōis)
Classical[ˈmiː.noːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.nos]

Meaning

  1. GreekMinos

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMīnōs—
genitiveMīnōis
Mīnōnis		—
dativeMīnōī—
accusativeMīnōem
Mīnōa		—
ablativeMīnōe—
vocativeMīnōs—

Mīnos, ōis (ōnis: Minonis ira, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 710 P.), m., = Μίνως.
I. A son of Zeus and Europa, brother of Rhadamanthus, king and lawgiver in Crete, and after death a judge in the infernal regions: ad eos venire, qui vere judices appellentur, Minoëm, Rhadamanthum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 98; 1, 5, 10; cf. id. Rep. 2, 1, 2; Sall. H. 2, 3; 1, 78; Verg. A. 6, 432; Ov. M. 9, 436.—Acc. Minoa, Ov. M. 9, 440; Verg. Cir. 367.—
II. The grandson of the former, likewise king in Crete, the husband of Pasiphaë, father of Ariadne, Phædra, Androgeos, and Deucalion, and builder of the labyrinth, Ov. M. 7, 456; 8, 6 sq.; 152; cf. Suet. Tib. 70.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMinosMinos. 2. A grandson of No. 1, and a son of Lycastus and Ida, was likewise a king and law-giver of Crete. He is described as possessed of a powerful n…

Quick answers

What does Mīnōs mean in Latin?
Mīnōs, a proper noun, means “Minos”.
What is the genitive of Mīnōs?
The genitive singular is Mīnōis. Mīnōs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Mīnōs?
In classical Latin, [ˈmiː.noːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.nos].