Μαυρίκιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A parallel development with Latin Mauricius, from Μαύρικος (Maúrikos) (from Μαῦρος (Maûros, “Moor”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós)) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈβri.ci.os/ → /maˈvri.ci.os/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maˈβri.ci.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maˈvri.ci.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈvri.ci.os/

Proper noun

Μαυρίκιος • (Mauríkios) m (genitive Μαυρικίου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

1. a male surname of historical usage, equivalent to English Maurice or Latin Mauricius, notably borne by Maurice (539–602 CE), Latin: Flāvius Tiberius Mauricius, Greek: Φλάβιος Τιβέριος Μαυρίκιος (Phlábios Tibérios Mauríkios); Roman Emperor who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 582 until deposed in 602, last Byzantine emperor of the Justinian imperial dynasty
2. a male given name, from the surname

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μαυρίκιος; τοῦ Μαυρικίου (Medieval Greek, Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μαυρίκιος ho Mauríkios
Genitive	τοῦ Μαυρικίου toû Maurikíou
Dative	τῷ Μαυρικίῳ tōî Maurikíōi
Accusative	τὸν Μαυρίκιον tòn Mauríkion
Vocative	Μαυρίκιε Mauríkie

Descendants

• Old Armenian: Մաւրիկ (Mawrik)
  • Armenian: Մորիկ (Morik)
• Bulgarian: Маврикий (Mavrikij)
• Georgian: მავრიკიოსი (mavriḳiosi)
• Greek: Μαυρίκιος (Mavríkios)
• Russian: Маврикий (Mavrikij)
• Serbo-Croatian: Маврикије, Mavrikije
• Turkish: Mavrikios
• Ukrainian: Маврикій (Mavrykij)

Further reading

• Μαυρίκιος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈvɾi.ci.os/

Proper noun

Μαυρίκιος • (Mavríkios) m

1. Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
2. Mauritius (the main island of the country of Mauritius)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice or Morris

Declension

Declension of Μαυρίκιος

	singular
nominative	Μαυρίκιος (Mavríkios)
genitive	Μαυρικίου (Mavrikíou)
accusative	Μαυρίκιο (Mavríkio)
vocative	Μαυρίκιε (Mavríkie)

Synonyms

• (Morris): Μωρίς m (Morís)

Derived terms

• μαυρικιανός (mavrikianós, “Mauritian”, adjective)
• Μαυρικιανός m (Mavrikianós, “Mauritian”)
• Μαυρικιανή f (Mavrikianí, “Mauritian”)

Further reading

• Μαυρίκιος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el