Mauricius
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Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mauricius m inan (relational adjective mauricijský, demonym Mauricijec)
- Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
- Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)
Declension
Further reading
- “Mauricius”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Mauricius”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mauríkios, “Maurice”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mau̯ˈri.ki.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mau̯ˈri.t͡ʃi.us/,
Proper noun
Mauricius m sg (genitive Mauriciī or Mauricī); second declension
- An East Roman Emperor, Maurice
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Mauricius |
| genitive | Mauriciī Mauricī1 |
| dative | Mauriciō |
| accusative | Mauricium |
| ablative | Mauriciō |
| vocative | Mauricī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).