proper noun · femininefirst declension
Marīa
Marīa f (genitive Marīae)
Classical[maˈriː.a]Ecclesiastical[maˈriː.a]
Meaning
- a female given name
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
"Sānctus tē spīritus", inquit,
"The Holy spirit", he said, "will fill you, Mary. You shall bear Christ, O holy virgin."4th c., Prudentius, Dittochaeon 99-100Inde Deī genetrīx pia Virgŏ Marīa coruscat
Hence, the mother of God, the pious Virgin Mary, quivers, and leads the lambs of the virgineal flock of Jesus.6th c., Venantius Fortunatus, Carmina 8.3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Marīa | Marīae |
| genitive | Marīae | Marīārum |
| dative | Marīae | Marīīs |
| accusative | Marīam | Marīās |
| ablative | Marīā | Marīīs |
| vocative | Marīa | Marīae |
Mărī^a, ae, f.,
I. a female proper name.
I. Mary, the mother of Jesus (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Matt. 2, 11:
Marĭa, Prud. Psych. 88; id. Apoth. 643; Sedul. Car. Pasch. 2, 49: Marīa, id. Hymn. 1, 53; 54.—II. Mary Magdalene, Vulg. Johan. 20, 1; Sedul. 4, 142.—
III. Mary of Bethany, sister of Lazarus and Martha, Vulg. Johan. 11, 1.
Mărī^a, f.,
I. a town of the Parthians, Plin. 6, 25, 29, § 113.
Origins
Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מריםbor. Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Maria From Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), from post-Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic מרים (Maryam), from Biblical Hebrew מרים (Miryám).
Elsewhere
- FrenchMariefrom Old French Marie
- SardinianMaria
- EnglishMaria
- FrenchMaria
- GermanMarie
- GermanMaria
- EnglishMairefrom Irish Máire
- EnglishMoirafrom Irish Máire
- EnglishMaurafrom Irish Máire
- RomanianMaria
Old Occitan
- CatalanMaria
- OccitanMaria
West Iberian
- PortugueseMariafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Maria
- SpanishMaría
- AsturianMaría
- MirandeseMarie
- GalicianMaríafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Maria
Italo-Dalmatian
- ItalianMaria
- CorsicanMaria
- SicilianMària
- SicilianMarìa