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Maurus
Maurus
See also: maurus
Latin
Adjective
Maurus m (feminine Maura, neuter Maurum); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to the Moors.
- Moorish, Mauritanian.
- (poetic) African.
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | Maurus | Maura | Maurum | Maurī | Maurae | Maura | |
| genitive | Maurī | Maurae | Maurī | Maurōrum | Maurārum | Maurōrum | |
| dative | Maurō | Maurō | Maurīs | ||||
| accusative | Maurum | Mauram | Maurum | Maurōs | Maurās | Maura | |
| ablative | Maurō | Maurā | Maurō | Maurīs | |||
| vocative | Maure | Maura | Maurum | Maurī | Maurae | Maura | |
Synonyms
- Maurūsius
Noun
Maurus m (genitive Maurī); second declension
- A Moor
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Maurus | Maurī |
| genitive | Maurī | Maurōrum |
| dative | Maurō | Maurīs |
| accusative | Maurum | Maurōs |
| ablative | Maurō | Maurīs |
| vocative | Maure | Maurī |
Related terms
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Descendants
maurus
maurus
See also: Maurus
Latin
Adjective
maurus m (feminine maura, neuter maurum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | maurus | maura | maurum | maurī | maurae | maura | |
| genitive | maurī | maurae | maurī | maurōrum | maurārum | maurōrum | |
| dative | maurō | maurō | maurīs | ||||
| accusative | maurum | mauram | maurum | maurōs | maurās | maura | |
| ablative | maurō | maurā | maurō | maurīs | |||
| vocative | maure | maura | maurum | maurī | maurae | maura | |
References
- MAURUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- maurus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers