Mauretania

See also: Mauretánia

English

Etymology

From Latin Mauretania. Doublet of Mauritania.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mauretania

  1. An ancient Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa which was annexed by the Romans.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Latin

Proper noun

Maurētānia f sg (genitive Maurētāniae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Maurītānia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
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

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Declension
Declension of Mauretania
singular
nominative Mauretania
genitive Mauretanii
dative Mauretanii
accusative Mauretanię
instrumental Mauretanią
locative Mauretanii
vocative Mauretanio

Derived terms
adjective
  • mauretański
nouns

Further reading
  • Mauretania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Mauretania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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