Madagascar

From Acadēmīa Latīnitātis

Country or island in Africa

Madagascaria, Madagascariae, f

Noun [Cite]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.da.ɡasˈka.ri.a/, [mäd̪äɡäs̠ˈkäriä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.da.ɡasˈka.ri.a/, [mäd̪äɡäsˈkäːriä]
Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Madagascaria
Genitive Madagascariae
Dative Madagascariae
Accusative Madagascariam
Ablative Madagascariā
Vocative Madagascaria


Etymology:

Borrowed from Middle French Madagascar, from Madageiscar, popularly reputed as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu by Marco Polo's misreading of Arabic.

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Rēs pūblica Madagascariae, Reī pūblicae Madagascariae, f

Noun [Cite]

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /reːs ˈpuː.bli.ka ma.da.ɡasˈka.ri.ae̯/, [reːs̠ ˈpuːblʲɪkä mäd̪äɡäs̠ˈkäriäe̯]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /res ˈpu.bli.ka ma.da.ɡasˈka.ri.e/, [rɛs ˈpuːblikä mäd̪äɡäsˈkäːrie]

Meaning:

Long form of Madagascaria

Declension

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

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


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