Mantua
English
Proper noun
Mantua
- Province of Lombardy, Italy.
- City and capital of Mantua.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
- —He and I / Will watch thy waking, and that very night / Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Translations
province
city
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Etruscan *𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀 (*manθva), from 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈 (manθ, “Mantus, god of the underworld”). Compare 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀𐌕𐌄 (manθvate, “Mantuan”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈman.tu.a/, [ˈman.tʊ.a]
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mantua |
Genitive | Mantuae |
Dative | Mantuae |
Accusative | Mantuam |
Ablative | Mantuā |
Vocative | Mantua |
References
- Mantua in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mantua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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