Morbovia
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
A facetious formation: morbus (“disease”, “sickness”, “malady”) + -ōvia.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /morˈboː.wi.a/, [mɔrˈboː.wi.a]
Proper noun
Morbōvia f (genitive Morbōviae); first declension
- (vulgar, in execrations) the land of disease, sickdom
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Suetonius to this entry?)
Declension
First declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Morbōvia |
| genitive | Morbōviae |
| dative | Morbōviae |
| accusative | Morbōviam |
| ablative | Morbōviā |
| vocative | Morbōvia |
| locative | Morbōviae |
Derived terms
- Morbōviam abeō (colloquial)
References
- Morbōvĭa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Morbovia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “Morbouia” on page 1,133/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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