Aegaeum mare

Latin

Alternative forms

• mare Aegaeum

Etymology

Partial calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος (Aigaîon pélagos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈɡae̯.um ˈma.re/, [äe̯ˈɡäe̯ʊ̃ˑ ˈmärɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈd͡ʒe.um ˈma.re/, [eˈd͡ʒɛːum ˈmäːre]

Proper noun

Aegaeum mare n (genitive Aegaeī maris); third declension

1. the Aegaean Sea

Declension

Second-declension adjective with a third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aegaeum mare
Genitive	Aegaeī maris
Dative	Aegaeō marī
Accusative	Aegaeum mare
Ablative	Aegaeō marī
Vocative	Aegaeum mare

Descendants

• → English: Aegaean Sea (partial calque)
• → French: mer Égée, mer Egée; mer Ægée
  • Haitian Creole: lanmè Eje
  • → Persian: دریای اژه (daryâ-ye eže) (partial calque)
• → German: Ägäisches Meer (partial calque)
• → Italian: mare Egeo