Marathon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Marathon

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Snickers

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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.

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German[edit]

 Marathon on German Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Marathon m (strong, genitive Marathons, plural Marathons)

  1. (sports or figuratively) marathon

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References[edit]

  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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

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Proper noun[edit]

Marathōn f sg (genitive Marathōnis); third declension

  1. Marathon (a town in Greece)

Declension[edit]

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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