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.rɛ mɛ.dɪ.tɛrˈraː.ne.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.re me.d̪i.t̪erˈraː.ne.um]
Proper noun
Mare Mediterrāneum n sg (genitive Maris Mediterrāneī); third declension
- (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 |