Μαυρουσία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μαῦρος (Maûros, “Moor”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mau̯.ruː.sí.aː/ → /ma.βruˈsi.a/ → /ma.vruˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mau̯.ruː.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /maw.ruˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.βruˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.vruˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.vruˈsi.a/

Proper noun

Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱ • (Maurousĭ́ā) f (genitive Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Mauretania (ancient Berber kingdom)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱ hē Maurousĭ́ā
Genitive	τῆς Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱς tês Maurousĭ́ās
Dative	τῇ Μαυρουσῐ́ᾳ têi Maurousĭ́āi
Accusative	τὴν Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱν tḕn Maurousĭ́ān
Vocative	Μαυρουσῐ́ᾱ Maurousĭ́ā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Μαυρούσῐος m (Mauroúsĭos, “Mauretanian”)

Descendants

• Greek: Μαυρουσία (Mavrousía)
• Latin: Maurūsia

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016