Mesopotamia
English
Etymology
From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Also used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mesopotamia
- A region in Southwest Asia spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that is the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
- (historical) The British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932 that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) The Eaton Square district of London, England.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
region between Euphrates and Tigris
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References
- (district of London): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
See also
- interfluve (having components with the same meaning as Mesopotamia, i.e., “between rivers”)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Mesopotamia, from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mesopotamia f
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía, “land between the rivers”).
Proper noun
Mesopotamia f sg (genitive Mesopotamiae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Mesopotamia |
Genitive | Mesopotamiae |
Dative | Mesopotamiae |
Accusative | Mesopotamiam |
Ablative | Mesopotamiā |
Vocative | Mesopotamia |
References
- “Mesopotamia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mesopotamia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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