Marathon
See also: marathon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹəθən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/
- Hyphenation: Mar‧a‧thon
Noun edit
Marathon
Proper noun edit
Marathon
- A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
- A place name elsewhere in the world:
- A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, northern Queensland, Australia.
- A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida.
- A minor city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.
- A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
- A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
town in Greece
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German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French marathon, from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), perhaps from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”), referring to the prevalence of the plant in the area.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Marathon m (strong, genitive Marathons, plural Marathons)
- (sports or figuratively) marathon
Declension edit
Declension of Marathon [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ "Μα^ρα^θών". A Greek-English Lexicon. 1940. Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott. 12 September 2013, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=*maraqw/n.
Further reading edit
- “Marathon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Marathon (Anstrengung, Strapaze)” in Duden online
- “Marathon (Disziplin, Sport, Lauf)” in Duden online
- “Marathon (Ort, Griechenland)” in Duden online
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ra.tʰoːn/, [ˈmärät̪ʰoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ra.ton/, [ˈmäːrät̪on]
Proper noun edit
Marathōn f sg (genitive Marathōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Marathōn |
Genitive | Marathōnis |
Dative | Marathōnī |
Accusative | Marathōnem Marathōna |
Ablative | Marathōne |
Vocative | Marathōn |
Locative | Marathōnī Marathōne |
References edit
- “Marathon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press