Mesopotamia
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Also used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).
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Proper nounEdit
Mesopotamia
- A region in Southwest Asia spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that is the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
- (historical) The British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932 that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) The Eaton Square district of London, England.
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TranslationsEdit
region between Euphrates and Tigris
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ReferencesEdit
- (district of London): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
See alsoEdit
- interfluve (having components with the same meaning as Mesopotamia, i.e., “between rivers”)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Mesopotamia, from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mesopotamia f
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía, “land between the rivers”).
Proper nounEdit
Mesopotamia f sg (genitive Mesopotamiae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Mesopotamia |
| Genitive | Mesopotamiae |
| Dative | Mesopotamiae |
| Accusative | Mesopotamiam |
| Ablative | Mesopotamiā |
| Vocative | Mesopotamia |
ReferencesEdit
- “Mesopotamia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mesopotamia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette