Majoran

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Late Old High German [Term?], from Medieval Latin majoranus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːjoʁan/, /majoˈʁaːn/

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Noun

Majoran m (strong, genitive Majorans, plural Majorane)

1. marjoram, Origanum majorana

   Synonym: Wurstkraut n

Declension

Declension of Majoran [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Majoran	die	Majorane
genitive	eines	des	Majorans	der	Majorane
dative	einem	dem	Majoran	den	Majoranen
accusative	einen	den	Majoran	die	Majorane

Descendants

• → Czech: majorán
  • ⇒ Czech: majoránka
• → Polish: majeran
  • ⇒ Polish: majeranek
• → Romanian: maghiran
• → Slovak: majorán
  • ⇒ Slovak: majoránka

See also

• Oregano m
• Dost m

Further reading

• “Majoran” in Duden online
• “Majoran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Late Old High German [Term?], from Medieval Latin [Term?], from Latin majorana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mˈɑjoʀaːn]

Noun

Majoran m (uncountable)

1. marjoram

   Synonym: Mairon