LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Maurūsius

Maurūsius (feminine Maurūsia, neuter Maurūsium)
Classical[mau̯ˈruː.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mau̯ˈruː.s̬i.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveMaurusian, Mauretanian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMaurūsiusMaurūsiaMaurūsium
genitiveMaurūsiīMaurūsiaeMaurūsiī
dativeMaurūsiōMaurūsiaeMaurūsiō
accusativeMaurūsiumMaurūsiamMaurūsium
ablativeMaurūsiōMaurūsiāMaurūsiō
vocativeMaurūsieMaurūsiaMaurūsium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeMaurūsiīMaurūsiaeMaurūsia
genitiveMaurūsiōrumMaurūsiārumMaurūsiōrum
dativeMaurūsiīsMaurūsiīsMaurūsiīs
accusativeMaurūsiōsMaurūsiāsMaurūsia
ablativeMaurūsiīsMaurūsiīsMaurūsiīs
vocativeMaurūsiīMaurūsiaeMaurūsia

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek Μαῦρος(Maûros)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁sónts
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ehonts
  5. Ancient Greek ὤν(ṓn)
  6. LatinMaurūsius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek -ούσιος (-oúsios) Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios)bor. Latin Maurusius Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios), from Μαῦρος (Maûros, “Moor”) + -ούσιος (-oúsios).

Descendants
  • EnglishMaurusian
  • Frenchmaurusien
  • FrenchMaurusien

Quick answers

What does Maurūsius mean in Latin?
Maurūsius, a adjective, means “Maurusian, Mauretanian”.
How do you pronounce Maurūsius?
In classical Latin, [mau̯ˈruː.si.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mau̯ˈruː.s̬i.us].
Where does Maurūsius come from?
Ancient Greek Μαῦρος (Maûros) → Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts → Proto-Hellenic *ehonts → Ancient Greek ὤν (ṓn) → Latin Maurūsius.