Algeria

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Country in Africa

Algerium, Algeriī, f

Noun [Cite]

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Algerium
Genitive Algeriī
Algerī1
Dative Algeriō
Accusative Algerium
Ablative Algeriō
Vocative Algerium
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).


Etymology:

Modified from French Algérie, from the French Alger (“Algiers”) +‎ -ie, from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير‎ (al-dzayir), from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر‎ (al-jazāʾir, “the islands”) (with elision of the first vowel), plural of جَزِيرَة‎ (jazīra, “island”), referring to the several small islands that once existed in the Bay of Algiers.

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Rēs pūblica Algeriī, Reī pūblicae Algeriī, f

Noun [Cite]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka alˈɡe.ri.iː/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä äɫ̪ˈɡɛriː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka alˈd͡ʒe.ri.i/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä äl̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛːriː]

Meaning:

Long form of Algerium

Declension

Fifth-declension noun with a first-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rēs pūblica Algeriī
Genitive Reī pūblicae Algeriī
Dative Reī pūblicae Algeriī
Accusative Rem pūblicam Algeriī
Ablative Rē pūblicā Algeriī
Vocative Rēs pūblica Algeriī


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