Macrones

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάκρωνες (Mákrōnes).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Macrōnēs m pl (genitive Macrōnum); third declension

  1. A powerful tribe of Pontus

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Macrōnēs
genitive Macrōnum
dative Macrōnibus
accusative Macrōnēs
ablative Macrōnibus
vocative Macrōnēs

References

  • Macrones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly