Marathon

See also: marathon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (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

Marathon

1. (obsolete) Synonym of Snickers

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

• Marathon County

Related terms

• marathon

Translations

town in Greece

• Armenian: Մարաթոն (Maratʻon)
• Czech: Marathón (cs) m
• French: Marathon (fr)
• German: Marathon (de)
• Greek: Μαραθώνας (el) m (Marathónas)

  Ancient: Μαραθών f (Marathṓn)

• Icelandic: Maraþon ?
• Italian: Maratona
• Japanese: マラトーン (maratōn), マラトン (maraton)
• Latin: Marathōn f
• Portuguese: Maratona f
• Russian: Марафо́н (ru) (Marafón)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French marathon, from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), perhaps from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”), referring to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁatɔn/, [ˈmaʁatʰɔn]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Marathon m (strong, genitive Marathons, plural Marathons)

1. (sports or figuratively) marathon

Declension

Declension of Marathon [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Marathon	die	Marathons
genitive	eines	des	Marathons	der	Marathons
dative	einem	dem	Marathon	den	Marathons
accusative	einen	den	Marathon	die	Marathons

Derived terms

• Marathonlauf
• Marathonläufer

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ra.tʰoːn/, [ˈmärät̪ʰoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ra.ton/, [ˈmäːrät̪on]

Proper noun

Marathōn f sg (genitive Marathōnis); third declension

1. Marathon (a town in Greece)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marathōn
genitive	Marathōnis
dative	Marathōnī
accusative	Marathōnem Marathōna
ablative	Marathōne
vocative	Marathōn
locative	Marathōnī Marathōne

References

• “Marathon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press