Minois

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mīnōis and Ancient Greek Μῑνωΐς (Mīnōḯs), from Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs, “Minos”).

Coined by German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1819.

Pronunciation

• English: (US) IPA^(key): /mɪˈnoʊ.ɪs/, /mɪˈnɔɪ.ɪs/

Proper noun

Minois f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.

Derived terms

• Neominois

See also

• Minois on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Minois on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Minois on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [miːˈnoː.ɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [miˈnɔː.is]

Proper noun

Mīnōis f sg (genitive Mīnōis or Mīnōeōs or Mīnōios); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mīnōis
genitive	Minoidis
dative	Minoidi
accusative	Minoidem
ablative	Minoide
vocative	Minoide

References

https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-english-dictionary.php?lemma=MINOIS100