Morbovia

Latin

Alternative forms

Morbōnia

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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