Mauritania

English

Seal of Mauritania
Mauritania on a globe.

Etymology

From Latin Maurītānia, from Maurus (“Moor”). Doublet of Mauretania.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒɹɪˈteɪni.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɔːɹɪˈteɪni.ə/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Mauritania.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑu̯ritɑniɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯riˌt̪ɑ̝niɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mau‧ri‧ta‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Mauritania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Mauritania —
genitive Mauritanian —
partitive Mauritaniaa —
illative Mauritaniaan —
singular plural
nominative Mauritania —
accusative nom. Mauritania —
gen. Mauritanian
genitive Mauritanian —
partitive Mauritaniaa —
inessive Mauritaniassa —
elative Mauritaniasta —
illative Mauritaniaan —
adessive Mauritanialla —
ablative Mauritanialta —
allative Mauritanialle —
essive Mauritaniana —
translative Mauritaniaksi —
abessive Mauritaniatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mauritania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritaniani —
accusative nom. Mauritaniani —
gen. Mauritaniani
genitive Mauritaniani —
partitive Mauritaniaani —
inessive Mauritaniassani —
elative Mauritaniastani —
illative Mauritaniaani —
adessive Mauritaniallani —
ablative Mauritanialtani —
allative Mauritanialleni —
essive Mauritanianani —
translative Mauritaniakseni —
abessive Mauritaniattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritaniasi —
accusative nom. Mauritaniasi —
gen. Mauritaniasi
genitive Mauritaniasi —
partitive Mauritaniaasi —
inessive Mauritaniassasi —
elative Mauritaniastasi —
illative Mauritaniaasi —
adessive Mauritaniallasi —
ablative Mauritanialtasi —
allative Mauritaniallesi —
essive Mauritanianasi —
translative Mauritaniaksesi —
abessive Mauritaniattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritaniamme —
accusative nom. Mauritaniamme —
gen. Mauritaniamme
genitive Mauritaniamme —
partitive Mauritaniaamme —
inessive Mauritaniassamme —
elative Mauritaniastamme —
illative Mauritaniaamme —
adessive Mauritaniallamme —
ablative Mauritanialtamme —
allative Mauritaniallemme —
essive Mauritanianamme —
translative Mauritaniaksemme —
abessive Mauritaniattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritanianne —
accusative nom. Mauritanianne —
gen. Mauritanianne
genitive Mauritanianne —
partitive Mauritaniaanne —
inessive Mauritaniassanne —
elative Mauritaniastanne —
illative Mauritaniaanne —
adessive Mauritaniallanne —
ablative Mauritanialtanne —
allative Mauritaniallenne —
essive Mauritaniananne —
translative Mauritaniaksenne —
abessive Mauritaniattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritaniansa —
accusative nom. Mauritaniansa —
gen. Mauritaniansa
genitive Mauritaniansa —
partitive Mauritaniaansa —
inessive Mauritaniassaan
Mauritaniassansa
—
elative Mauritaniastaan
Mauritaniastansa
—
illative Mauritaniaansa —
adessive Mauritaniallaan
Mauritaniallansa
—
ablative Mauritanialtaan
Mauritanialtansa
—
allative Mauritanialleen
Mauritaniallensa
—
essive Mauritanianaan
Mauritanianansa
—
translative Mauritaniakseen
Mauritaniaksensa
—
abessive Mauritaniattaan
Mauritaniattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

Galician

Proper noun

Mauritania f

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mauritania.

Proper noun

Mauritania f

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Maurītānus (“Mauritanian, [one] of the Moors”) +‎ -ia (country name forming suffix). The first element is from Maurus (“Moor”), from Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros), the second from Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maurītānia f sg (genitive Maurītāniae); first declension

  1. Mauretania (ancient Berber kingdom)
  2. (New Latin) Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Maurītānia
Genitive Maurītāniae
Dative Maurītāniae
Accusative Maurītāniam
Ablative Maurītāniā
Vocative Maurītānia

Synonyms

  • Maurūsia

Descendants

  • → English: Mauritania

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mauritania.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Mauritania f

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mauritania.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mauɾiˈtanja/ [mau̯.ɾiˈt̪a.nja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Syllabification: Mau‧ri‧ta‧nia

Proper noun

Mauritania f

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)

See also

Yucatec Maya

Proper noun

Mauritania

  1. Mauritania (a country in West Africa)
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