LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mediterrāneus

mediterrāneus (feminine mediterrānea, neuter mediterrāneum)
Classical[mɛ.dɪ.tɛrˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.di.terˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinland (remote from the coast)

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemediterrāneusmediterrāneamediterrāneum
genitivemediterrāneīmediterrāneaemediterrāneī
dativemediterrāneōmediterrāneaemediterrāneō
accusativemediterrāneummediterrāneammediterrāneum
ablativemediterrāneōmediterrāneāmediterrāneō
vocativemediterrāneemediterrāneamediterrāneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemediterrāneīmediterrāneaemediterrānea
genitivemediterrāneōrummediterrāneārummediterrāneōrum
dativemediterrāneīsmediterrāneīsmediterrāneīs
accusativemediterrāneōsmediterrāneāsmediterrānea
ablativemediterrāneīsmediterrāneīsmediterrāneīs
vocativemediterrāneīmediterrāneaemediterrānea

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

mĕdĭ-terrānĕus, a, um, adj. mediusterra,
I. midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus).
I. Adj. (class.): nascitur ibi plumbum album in mediterraneis regionibus, in maritimis ferrum, Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 5: locus (opp. maritimus), Quint. 5, 10, 37: homines maxime mediterranei, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 70: Enna mediterranea est maxime, id. ib. 2, 3, 83, § 191: commercium, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 63: jurisdictiones, id. 5, 28, 29, § 105: copiae, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 28.—
B. Esp., in late Lat.: Mediterraneum mare, the Mediterranean Sea, for Mare magnum, Isid. Orig. 13, 16.—
II. Subst.: mĕdĭterrānĕum, i, n., the interior (post-Aug.): in mediterraneo est Segeda, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 10.—In plur.: mĕdĭterrānĕa, ōrum, n., the inland parts, interior of a country: Galliae, Liv. 21, 31, 2: in mediterraneis Hispaniae, Plin. 33, 12, 51, § 158.

Origins

Calque of Ancient Greek μεσόγαιος (mesógaios), using medius (“middle”) + terra (“land”) + -āneus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmediterrani
  • EnglishMediterranean
  • Germanmediterran
  • Italianmediterraneo
  • Frenchméditerranéfrom Middle French mediterrané
  • Occitanmediterrani
  • Portuguesemediterrâneo
  • Romanianmediteran
  • Romanianmediteranean
  • Spanishmediterráneo

Quick answers

What does mediterrāneus mean in Latin?
mediterrāneus, a adjective, means “inland (remote from the coast)”.
How do you pronounce mediterrāneus?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.dɪ.tɛrˈraː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.di.terˈraː.ne.us].