LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

Maurus1

Maurus m (genitive Maurī, feminine Maura)
Classical[ˈmau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculineMoor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMaurus
Maura		Maurī
Maurae
genitiveMaurī
Maurae		Maurōrum
Maurārum
dativeMaurō
Maurae		Maurīs
accusativeMaurum
Mauram		Maurōs
Maurās
ablativeMaurō
Maurā		Maurīs
vocativeMaure
Maura		Maurī
Maurae

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanmoro
  • EnglishMoorfrom Old French More
  • Italianmauro
  • Italianmoro
  • Portuguesemouro
  • Portuguesemoiro
  • Portuguesemauro
  • Romanianmaur
  • Spanishmorofrom Old Spanish moro
  • FrenchMaure
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Maurus2
Maurus (feminine Maura, neuter Maurum)
Classical[ˈmau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to the Moors
  2. adjectiveMoorish, Mauretanian
  3. adjectivepoeticNorth African

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMaurusMauraMaurum
genitiveMaurīMauraeMaurī
dativeMaurōMauraeMaurō
accusativeMaurumMauramMaurum
ablativeMaurōMaurāMaurō
vocativeMaureMauraMaurum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMaurīMauraeMaura
genitiveMaurōrumMaurārumMaurōrum
dativeMaurīsMaurīsMaurīs
accusativeMaurōsMaurāsMaura
ablativeMaurīsMaurīsMaurīs
vocativeMaurīMauraeMaura

Origins

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

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
maurus3
maurus (feminine maura, neuter maurum)
Classical[ˈmau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveMoorish, North African

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemaurusmauramaurum
genitivemaurīmauraemaurī
dativemaurōmauraemaurō
accusativemaurummaurammaurum
ablativemaurōmaurāmaurō
vocativemauremauramaurum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemaurīmauraemaura
genitivemaurōrummaurārummaurōrum
dativemaurīsmaurīsmaurīs
accusativemaurōsmaurāsmaura
ablativemaurīsmaurīsmaurīs
vocativemaurīmauraemaura

Origins

See Maurus (“Moor”)

Quick answers

What does Maurus mean in Latin?
Maurus, a noun, means “Moor”.
What is the genitive of Maurus?
The genitive singular is Maurī. Maurus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Maurus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmau̯.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaːu̯.rus].