LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

molossus

molossus m (genitive molossī)
Classical[mɔˈɫɔs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[moˈlɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA molosser dog (by ellipsis of canis)
  2. masculineA metrical foot consisting of three longs ( - - - ) (by ellipsis of pēs)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemolossusmolossī
genitivemolossīmolossōrum
dativemolossōmolossīs
accusativemolossummolossōs
ablativemolossōmolossīs
vocativemolossemolossī

Mŏlossus, a, um, adj., = Μολοσσός,
I. of or belonging to the Molossi, Molossian: missi de gente Molossā, Ov. M. 1, 226: canes, famed for their strength, Hor. S. 2, 6, 114: rex, Juv. 12, 108: gladii, id. 14, 162.—Also, subst.: Mŏlossus, i, m.
A. A Molossian (hound): Molossus acer, Verg. G. 3, 405: Molossūm for Molossorum, Lucr. 5, 1063.—
B. In prosody: pes, a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables (e. g. Arpinas, evertunt), Quint. 9, 4, 82; Diom. p. 475 P.
Mŏlossus, i, m.,
I. son of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and Andromache, the progenitor of the Molossi, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μολοσσός (molossós).

Quick answers

What does molossus mean in Latin?
molossus, a noun, means “A molosser dog (by ellipsis of canis); A metrical foot consisting of three longs ( - - - ) (by ellipsis of pēs)”.
What is the genitive of molossus?
The genitive singular is molossī. molossus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce molossus?
In classical Latin, [mɔˈɫɔs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [moˈlɔs.sus].