Mauritius

English

Mauritius on a globe.

Etymology

From a Latinized form of the name of Maurits van Nassau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈɹɪʃəs/, /məˈɹɪʃiəs/, /mɔːˈɹɪʃəs/
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Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.
  2. The main island of the country of Mauritius.
  3. A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar; capital: Port Louis)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑuˈritsijʏs/, /mɑuˈrisijʏs/
  • (North Brabant) IPA(key): /mɔʊ̯ˈrisijəs/
  • (Limburg) IPA(key): /maʊ̯ˈrisijəs/
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Proper noun

Mauritius n

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Finnish

Etymology

From Dutch Mauritius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑu̯ritius/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯riˌt̪ius̠]
  • Rhymes: -ius
  • Syllabification(key): Mau‧ri‧ti‧us

Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Declension

Inflection of Mauritius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Mauritius —
genitive Mauritiuksen —
partitive Mauritiusta —
illative Mauritiukseen —
singular plural
nominative Mauritius —
accusative nom. Mauritius —
gen. Mauritiuksen
genitive Mauritiuksen —
partitive Mauritiusta —
inessive Mauritiuksessa —
elative Mauritiuksesta —
illative Mauritiukseen —
adessive Mauritiuksella —
ablative Mauritiukselta —
allative Mauritiukselle —
essive Mauritiuksena —
translative Mauritiukseksi —
abessive Mauritiuksetta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mauritius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritiukseni —
accusative nom. Mauritiukseni —
gen. Mauritiukseni
genitive Mauritiukseni —
partitive Mauritiustani —
inessive Mauritiuksessani —
elative Mauritiuksestani —
illative Mauritiukseeni —
adessive Mauritiuksellani —
ablative Mauritiukseltani —
allative Mauritiukselleni —
essive Mauritiuksenani —
translative Mauritiuksekseni —
abessive Mauritiuksettani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritiuksesi —
accusative nom. Mauritiuksesi —
gen. Mauritiuksesi
genitive Mauritiuksesi —
partitive Mauritiustasi —
inessive Mauritiuksessasi —
elative Mauritiuksestasi —
illative Mauritiukseesi —
adessive Mauritiuksellasi —
ablative Mauritiukseltasi —
allative Mauritiuksellesi —
essive Mauritiuksenasi —
translative Mauritiukseksesi —
abessive Mauritiuksettasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritiuksemme —
accusative nom. Mauritiuksemme —
gen. Mauritiuksemme
genitive Mauritiuksemme —
partitive Mauritiustamme —
inessive Mauritiuksessamme —
elative Mauritiuksestamme —
illative Mauritiukseemme —
adessive Mauritiuksellamme —
ablative Mauritiukseltamme —
allative Mauritiuksellemme —
essive Mauritiuksenamme —
translative Mauritiukseksemme —
abessive Mauritiuksettamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritiuksenne —
accusative nom. Mauritiuksenne —
gen. Mauritiuksenne
genitive Mauritiuksenne —
partitive Mauritiustanne —
inessive Mauritiuksessanne —
elative Mauritiuksestanne —
illative Mauritiukseenne —
adessive Mauritiuksellanne —
ablative Mauritiukseltanne —
allative Mauritiuksellenne —
essive Mauritiuksenanne —
translative Mauritiukseksenne —
abessive Mauritiuksettanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Mauritiuksensa —
accusative nom. Mauritiuksensa —
gen. Mauritiuksensa
genitive Mauritiuksensa —
partitive Mauritiustaan
Mauritiustansa
—
inessive Mauritiuksessaan
Mauritiuksessansa
—
elative Mauritiuksestaan
Mauritiuksestansa
—
illative Mauritiukseensa —
adessive Mauritiuksellaan
Mauritiuksellansa
—
ablative Mauritiukseltaan
Mauritiukseltansa
—
allative Mauritiukselleen
Mauritiuksellensa
—
essive Mauritiuksenaan
Mauritiuksenansa
—
translative Mauritiuksekseen
Mauritiukseksensa
—
abessive Mauritiuksettaan
Mauritiuksettansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

  • mauritiuslainen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʊ̯ˈriːtsi̯ʊs/, [maʊ̯ˈʁiː.t͡si̯.ʊs], [maʊ̯ˈʁiː.t͡sjʊs]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Mauritius n (proper noun, genitive Mauritius' or (with an article) Mauritius)

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒuriːt͡sijus]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧u‧ri‧ti‧us
  • Rhymes: -us

Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Mauritius —
accusative Mauritiust —
dative Mauritiusnak —
instrumental Mauritiusszal —
causal-final Mauritiusért —
translative Mauritiusszá —
terminative Mauritiusig —
essive-formal Mauritiusként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Mauritiusban —
superessive Mauritiuson —
adessive Mauritiusnál —
illative Mauritiusba —
sublative Mauritiusra —
allative Mauritiushoz —
elative Mauritiusból —
delative Mauritiusról —
ablative Mauritiustól —
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Mauritiusé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Mauritiuséi —
Possessive forms of Mauritius
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Mauritiusom —
2nd person sing. Mauritiusod —
3rd person sing. Mauritiusa —
1st person plural Mauritiusunk —
2nd person plural Mauritiusotok —
3rd person plural Mauritiusuk —

Derived terms

  • mauritiusi

Italian

Proper noun

Mauritius 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)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mawˈrit.jus/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -itjus
  • Syllabification: Mau‧rit‧ius

Proper noun

Mauritius 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)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Mauritius n (genitive Mauritius)

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Turkish

Proper noun

Mauritius

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

Declension

See also

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