Mare Mediterraneum

Latin

Alternative forms

• mare Mediterrāneum, mare mediterrāneum

Etymology

Earliest extant use by Isidore of Seville in the 6th century. It is said Solinus used it two centuries prior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.re me.di.terˈraː.ne.um/, [ˈmärɛ mɛd̪ɪt̪ɛrˈräːneʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.re me.di.terˈra.ne.um/, [ˈmäːre med̪it̪erˈräːneum]

Proper noun

Mare Mediterrāneum n sg (genitive Maris Mediterrāneī); third declension

1. (Late Latin) Mediterranean Sea (a sea)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Mare Mediterrāneum
genitive	Maris Mediterrāneī
dative	Marī Mediterrāneō
accusative	Mare Mediterrāneum
ablative	Marī Mediterrāneō
vocative	Mare Mediterrāneum

Synonyms

• Mare Nostrum
• Mare Magnum
• Mare Internum