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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
marcio
- first-person singular present indicative of marciare
Etymology 2
Derived ultimately from Latin marcēre (“rot”). Perhaps directly a deverbal of Italian marcire.
Adjective
marcio (feminine marcia, masculine plural marci, feminine plural marce)
- rotten
- rotting
- festering
- corrupt
Noun
marcio m (plural marci)
- the bad or rotten part of something
Further reading
- marcio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin
Etymology
From Classical marceō, reassigned to the fourth conjugation. Attested from the sixth century CE.[1]
Verb
marciō (present infinitive marcīre, perfect active marcuī, supine *marcītum); fourth conjugation (Late Latin)
- Alternative form of marceō (“to wither, to languish”)
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