Maurus

See also: maurus

Latin

Etymology

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Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros)bor.

Latin Maurus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros, “Moor”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmau̯.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaːu̯.rus]

Adjective

Maurus (feminine Maura, neuter Maurum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the Moors.
2. Moorish, Mauritanian.
3. (poetic) North African.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	Maurus	Maura	Maurum		Maurī	Maurae	Maura
genitive	Maurī	Maurae	Maurī		Maurōrum	Maurārum	Maurōrum
dative	Maurō	Maurae	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, feminine Maura); second declension

1. A Moor

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine		masculine	feminine
nominative	Maurus	Maura		Maurī	Maurae
genitive	Maurī	Maurae		Maurōrum	Maurārum
dative	Maurō	Maurae		Maurīs	Maurīs
accusative	Maurum	Mauram		Maurōs	Maurās
ablative	Maurō	Maurā		Maurīs	Maurīs
vocative	Maure	Maura		Maurī	Maurae

Related terms

• Maurī
• Mauricātim
• Mauricē
• Mauricus
• Mauritānia
• Mauritānicus

Descendants

• Catalan: moro
• Old French: More
  • Middle French: More
  • → Middle English: More
    • English: Moor
• Italian: mauro, moro
• Portuguese: mouro, moiro, mauro (dated) → mauro
• Romagnol: mör
• Romanian: maur
• Old Spanish: moro
  • Spanish: moro
• → Basque: mairu
• →⇒ Old Czech: muřín
  • Polish: Murzyn, murzyn
• → French: Maure, maure (learned)
• → German: Maure (learned)
• → Proto-West Germanic: *Maur (see there for further descendants)