Mauretania

See also: Mauretánia

English

Etymology

From Latin Mauretania. Doublet of Mauritania.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniə
• Homophone: Mauritania

Proper noun

Mauretania

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

Derived terms

• Mauretanian

Translations

ancient Berber kingdom

• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: Մաւրիտանիա (Mawritania)

• Greek:

  Ancient: Μαυριτανία f (Mauritanía)

• Irish: An Mhúratáin f, An Mháratáin f
• Latin: Maurītānia f, Maurētānia (la) f

See also

• Moor

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

2. 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

• Mauretanka
• Mauretańczyk

 

Further reading

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