marcus
See also: Marcus
Dalmatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *(a)māricōsus, from Latin amārus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese amargoso, Sardinian marigosu.
Adjective edit
marcus
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.kus/, [ˈmärkʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.kus/, [ˈmärkus]
Etymology 1 edit
Late back-formation from marculus, which was interpreted as having the diminutive suffix -ulus.
Noun edit
marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension
- (Late Latin) large hammer, sledgehammer
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marcus | marcī |
| Genitive | marcī | marcōrum |
| Dative | marcō | marcīs |
| Accusative | marcum | marcōs |
| Ablative | marcō | marcīs |
| Vocative | marce | marcī |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- marcellus (“small hammer”)
References edit
- “marcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- marcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension[1][2]
- (Medieval Latin) mark (unit of currency, measurement)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marcus | marcī |
| Genitive | marcī | marcōrum |
| Dative | marcō | marcīs |
| Accusative | marcum | marcōs |
| Ablative | marcō | marcīs |
| Vocative | marce | marcī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “marca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 653
- ^ marcus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Frankish *marku.
Noun edit
marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension[1]
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of marca (“boundary, limit”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | marcus | marcī |
| Genitive | marcī | marcōrum |
| Dative | marcō | marcīs |
| Accusative | marcum | marcōs |
| Ablative | marcō | marcīs |
| Vocative | marce | marcī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ marcus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)