Marathon

See also: marathon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹəθən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/, /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧a‧thon

Proper noun

Marathon

  1. A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

Derived terms

Translations

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.[1]

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

References
  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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ra.tʰoːn/, [ˈmärät̪ʰoːn]
  • (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.

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

References
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