See also: marathon

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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.

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Marathon

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Snickers

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Marathon

  1. A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
  2. A place name elsewhere in the world:
    1. A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, northern Queensland, Australia.
    2. A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida.
      2. A minor city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.
      3. A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
      4. A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.
      5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
      6. A census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas.
      7. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

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German edit

 Marathon on German Wikipedia

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʁatɔn/, [ˈmaʁatʰɔn]
  • (file)

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Marathon m (strong, genitive Marathons, plural Marathons)

  1. (sports or figuratively) marathon

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References edit

  1. ^ "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.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

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Proper noun edit

Marathōn f sg (genitive Marathōnis); third declension

  1. Marathon (a town in Greece)

Declension edit

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Marathōn
Genitive Marathōnis
Dative Marathōnī
Accusative Marathōnem
Marathōna
Ablative Marathōne
Vocative Marathōn
Locative Marathōnī
Marathōne

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