Mare Mediterraneum

Latin

Alternative forms

• mare Mediterrāneum, mare mediterrāneum

Etymology

Literally, “Landlocked Sea”. 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.di.terˈraː.ne.um]

Proper noun

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

1. (Late Latin) Mediterranean Sea (the sea between Europe and Africa)

   Synonyms: Mare Nostrum, Mare Magnum, Mare Internum

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

Descendants

• Middle French: mer Miterraine
• → Middle French: mer Mediterraine (semi-learned)
• → Middle French: mer Mediterranee (learned)
  • French: mer Méditerranée