Marathon

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Translations

German

 Marathon on German Wikipedia

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/,
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Noun

Marathon m (strong, genitive Marathons, plural Marathons)

  1. (sports or figuratively) marathon

Declension

Declension of Marathon
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.

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Pronunciation

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

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