Mauretania
See also: Mauretánia
English
Etymology
From Latin Mauretania. Doublet of Mauritania.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
- Homophone: Mauritania
Proper noun
Mauretania
- An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.
Derived terms
- Mauretanian
Translations
ancient Berber kingdom
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See also
- Moor
Latin
Proper noun
Maurētānia f sg (genitive Maurētāniae); first declension
- Alternative form of Maurītānia
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Maurētānia |
Genitive | Maurētāniae |
Dative | Maurētāniae |
Accusative | Maurētāniam |
Ablative | Maurētāniā |
Vocative | Maurētānia |
References
- “Mauretania”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mauretania in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Etymology
From Latin Mauretania.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maw.rɛˈtaɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: Mau‧re‧tan‧ia
Proper noun
Mauretania f
- Mauritania (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Mauretania
singular | |
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nominative | Mauretania |
genitive | Mauretanii |
dative | Mauretanii |
accusative | Mauretanię |
instrumental | Mauretanią |
locative | Mauretanii |
vocative | Mauretanio |
Derived terms
adjective
- mauretański
nouns
- Mauretanka
- Mauretańczyk
Further reading
- Mauretania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Mauretania in Polish dictionaries at PWN