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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Māldīvae

Māldīvae f pl (genitive Māldīvārum)
Classical[maːɫˈdiː.wae̯]Ecclesiastical[malˈdiː.ve]

Meaning

  1. New LatinMaldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Māldīvae
genitive—Māldīvārum
dative—Māldīvīs
accusative—Māldīvās
ablative—Māldīvīs
vocative—Māldīvae

Origins

Borrowed from English Maldives, itself from Dhivehi މާލެ (māle) + Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva, “island”).

Quick answers

What does Māldīvae mean in Latin?
Māldīvae, a proper noun, means “Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)”.
What is the genitive of Māldīvae?
The genitive singular is Māldīvārum. Māldīvae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Māldīvae?
In classical Latin, [maːɫˈdiː.wae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [malˈdiː.ve].