Morbovia

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Latin

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Etymology

A facetious formation: morbus (disease”, “sickness”, “malady) +‎ -ōvia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Morbōvia f sg (genitive Morbōviae); first declension

  1. (vulgar, in execrations) the land of disease, sickdom
    • c. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, Vespasianus 14:
      quidam ex officio admissionis simul expellens abire Morboviam iusserat
      one of those whose office it was to introduce people to the emperor, thrusting him out, bid him go to Morbonia (i.e., go to hell)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Morbōvia
genitive Morbōviae
dative Morbōviae
accusative Morbōviam
ablative Morbōviā
vocative Morbōvia
locative Morbōviae

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