# Mauritius
## English
### Etymology 1

From a Latinized form of the name of Maurits van Nassau.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈɹɪʃəs/, /məˈɹɪʃiəs/, /mɔːˈɹɪʃəs/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)

#### Proper noun

Mauritius
* A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar. Official name: Republic of Mauritius.
* The main island of the country of Mauritius.

##### Coordinate terms

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

##### Derived terms

* Mauritian
* Mauritius Time
* Mauritius weed

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: モーリシャス (Mōrishasu)

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Latin Mauricius.

#### Proper noun

Mauritius
* A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.

##### Translations
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar; capital: Port Louis)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Derived terms

* Mauritiaan
* Mauritiër

#### Related terms

* Mauritiaans

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɑuˈritsijʏs/, /mɑuˈrisijʏs/
* (North Brabant) IPA: /mɔʊ̯ˈrisijəs/
* (Limburg) IPA: /maʊ̯ˈrisijəs/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mauritius n
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Dutch Mauritius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑu̯ritius/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯riˌt̪ius̠]
* Rhymes: -ius
* Hyphenation: Mau‧ri‧ti‧us

### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Mauritius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mauritiukseni
accusative
nom.
Mauritiukseni
gen.
Mauritiukseni
genitive
Mauritiukseni
partitive
Mauritiustani
inessive
Mauritiuksessani
elative
Mauritiuksestani
illative
Mauritiukseeni
adessive
Mauritiuksellani
ablative
Mauritiukseltani
allative
Mauritiukselleni
essive
Mauritiuksenani
translative
Mauritiuksekseni
abessive
Mauritiuksettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mauritiuksesi
accusative
nom.
Mauritiuksesi
gen.
Mauritiuksesi
genitive
Mauritiuksesi
partitive
Mauritiustasi
inessive
Mauritiuksessasi
elative
Mauritiuksestasi
illative
Mauritiukseesi
adessive
Mauritiuksellasi
ablative
Mauritiukseltasi
allative
Mauritiuksellesi
essive
Mauritiuksenasi
translative
Mauritiukseksesi
abessive
Mauritiuksettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mauritiuksemme
accusative
nom.
Mauritiuksemme
gen.
Mauritiuksemme
genitive
Mauritiuksemme
partitive
Mauritiustamme
inessive
Mauritiuksessamme
elative
Mauritiuksestamme
illative
Mauritiukseemme
adessive
Mauritiuksellamme
ablative
Mauritiukseltamme
allative
Mauritiuksellemme
essive
Mauritiuksenamme
translative
Mauritiukseksemme
abessive
Mauritiuksettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mauritiuksenne
accusative
nom.
Mauritiuksenne
gen.
Mauritiuksenne
genitive
Mauritiuksenne
partitive
Mauritiustanne
inessive
Mauritiuksessanne
elative
Mauritiuksestanne
illative
Mauritiukseenne
adessive
Mauritiuksellanne
ablative
Mauritiukseltanne
allative
Mauritiuksellenne
essive
Mauritiuksenanne
translative
Mauritiukseksenne
abessive
Mauritiuksettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mauritiuksensa
accusative
nom.
Mauritiuksensa
gen.
Mauritiuksensa
genitive
Mauritiuksensa
partitive
Mauritiustaan Mauritiustansa
inessive
Mauritiuksessaan Mauritiuksessansa
elative
Mauritiuksestaan Mauritiuksestansa
illative
Mauritiukseensa
adessive
Mauritiuksellaan Mauritiuksellansa
ablative
Mauritiukseltaan Mauritiukseltansa
allative
Mauritiukselleen Mauritiuksellensa
essive
Mauritiuksenaan Mauritiuksenansa
translative
Mauritiuksekseen Mauritiukseksensa
abessive
Mauritiuksettaan Mauritiuksettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* mauritiuslainen

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maʊ̯ˈriːtsi̯ʊs/, [maʊ̯ˈʁiː.t͡si̯.ʊs], [maʊ̯ˈʁiː.t͡sjʊs]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mauritius n (proper noun, genitive Mauritius' or (with an article) Mauritius)
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Derived terms

* Mauritier
* mauritisch
* maurizisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɒuriːt͡sijus]
* Hyphenation: Ma‧u‧ri‧ti‧us
* Rhymes: -us

### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Derived terms

* mauritiusi

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.uˈrit.t͡sjus/
* Rhymes: -ittsjus
* Hyphenation: Ma‧u‧rì‧tius

### Proper noun

Mauritius m
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Derived terms

* mauriziano

### References

* ↑ Mauritius in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Latin
### Etymology

From Mauricius

### Proper noun

Mauritius m
* A male given name of historical usage, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Related terms

* mauritier
* mauritisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Related terms

* mauritiar
* mauritisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mawˈri.tjus/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -itjus
* Syllabification: Mau‧ri‧tius

### Proper noun

Mauritius m inan (related adjective maurytyjski)
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Derived terms

* Maurytyjczyk
* Maurytyjka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Mauritius in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Mauritius n (genitive Mauritius)
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Related terms

* mauritier
* mauritisk
* mauritiska

### References

* Mauritius in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Mauritius
* Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
* Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)

#### Declension
### See also

* Angola
* Batı Sahra
* Benin
* Botsvana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cezayir
* Cibuti
* Çad
* Ekvator Ginesi
* Eritre
* Esvatini
* Etiyopiya
* Fas
* Fildişi Sahili
* Gabon
* Gambiya
* Gana
* Gine
* Gine-Bissau
* Güney Afrika
* Güney Sudan
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Komorlar
* Kongo Cumhuriyeti
* Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
* Lesotho
* Liberya
* Libya
* Madagaskar
* Malavi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Mısır
* Moritanya
* Mozambik
* Namibya
* Nijer
* Nijeria
* Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
* Ruanda
* Senegal
* Seyşeller
* Sierra Leone
* Somali
* Sudan
* São Tomé ve Príncipe
* Tanzanya
* Togo
* Tunus
* Uganda
* Yeşil Burun
* Zambiya
* Zimbabve