marca

See also: marcá, marcà, marĉa, and marcă

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmar.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈmaɾ.ka]

Etymology 1

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Noun

marca f (plural marques)

1. brand
2. signal
3. trace
4. mark

Etymology 2

Verb

marca

1. inflection of marcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “marca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

marcas de canteiro (medieval stonemasons' marks), Ribadavia, Galicia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾka̝/

Etymology 1

Attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century ("per marcas certas et sinales"), together with the related terms marco (“landmark”), marcar (“to mark”) and demarcar (“to demarcate”). Given its early local documentation and its productivity, it is not a borrowing from Italian, but from Gothic or Suevic. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark”), from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ- (“boundary, border”).

Noun

marca m (plural marcas)

1. mark, signal [9th–21th c.]
   • 1347, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 425:

     Vendo et para senpre outorgo a uos don Martin, abbade do moesteiro de San Cloyo et ao conuento desse lugar et a toda uoz desse moesteiro todo o meu quinon da Torre de Sposende, assi conmo esta marcada a derredor per cluzes et marcas, con sua pedra et madeyra et tella, con seus eyxidos et con suas entradas, por preço nomeado, quinentos soldos desta moneda que ore corre

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2. scar
3. brand [19th–21th c.]
4. landmark
5. (sports) record

Derived terms

• marcar
• marcudo

Related terms

• comarca
• demarcación
• demarcar
• marcaxe
• marco
• Marco
• marqueado
• marquear

Etymology 2

Of Germanic origin, borrowed from Middle High German marc (“a denomination of weight”), from Old High German marc, from Proto-West Germanic *mark, from from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

Noun

marca

1. (historical) a measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz [12th–14th c.]

Etymology 3

Verb

marca

1. inflection of marcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

See also

• marco

References

• “marca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “marca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “marca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “marca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “marca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

Verb

marca

1. present of marcar
2. imperative of marcar

Italian

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką or Proto-Germanic *markō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Hyphenation: màr‧ca

Noun

marca f (plural marche)

1. brand, make or trademark (of a commercial product)
2. stamp (made with a rubber imprint)
3. (obsolete) march (border region)

Descendants

• → Turkish: marka

Latin

Alternative forms

• marcha, markia, marchia, margia

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ka/, [ˈmärkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ka/, [ˈmärkä]

Noun

marca f (genitive marcae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) boundary-mark, boundary, limit
2. (Medieval Latin) borderland, frontier
3. (Medieval Latin) march, borderland governed by a margrave

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marca	marcae
Genitive	marcae	marcārum
Dative	marcae	marcīs
Accusative	marcam	marcās
Ablative	marcā	marcīs
Vocative	marca	marcae

Descendants

• Old French: marche, marchee, march, marce, merche
  • Middle French: marche, marce
    • French: marche
    • → Middle English: marche
      • English: march
• Iberian:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: marca
    • Portuguese: marca
    • Galician: marca
  • Spanish: marca
• East Iberian:
  • Old Occitan: marca
    • Catalan: marca
    • Occitan: marca
• Italian: marca
• Sicilian: marca

Noun

marca f (genitive marcae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of merx (“seized goods”)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	marca	marcae
Genitive	marcae	marcārum
Dative	marcae	marcīs
Accusative	marcam	marcās
Ablative	marcā	marcīs
Vocative	marca	marcae

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -art͡sa
• Syllabification: mar‧ca

Noun

marca m

1. genitive singular of marzec

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmah.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmah.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmaχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: mar‧ca

Etymology 1

From Suevic *marka, from Proto-West Germanic *mark.

Noun

marca f (plural marcas)

1. mark; trace (visible impression or sign)

   Synonym: traço

2. a scar, blemish or bruise
3. mark (characteristic feature)
4. (figurative) lasting impact (significant or strong influence)

   (impact): Synonym: impacto

5. branding iron; brand (piece of heated metal used to brand livestock)
6. brand (mark of ownership made by burning, especially on cattle)
7. brand (name, symbol, logo or other item used to distinguish a product or service)
8. a number used for reference or measurement
9. (sports) mark (score for a sporting achievement)
10. a gold and silver coin previously used in Portugal
11. boundary; mark; limit

    Synonyms: fronteira, limite

Derived terms

• de marca
• de marca maior
• de marca quente
• marca barbante
• marca registrada

 

Related terms

• marcação
• marcado
• marcante
• marcar
• marco

 

Etymology 2

Verb

marca

1. inflection of marcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

From Finnish markka.

Alternative forms

• markka

Noun

marca f (plural marcas)

1. markka (currency unit used in Finland until 2002)

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French marquer, Italian marcare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈka/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: mar‧ca

Verb

a marca (third-person singular present marchează, past participle marcat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive) to mark (label, distinguish)

   Synonym: însemna

2. (transitive) to represent, mark, be

   Synonym: reprezenta

   Noile descoperiri marchează un punct de cotitură pentru domeniu.

   The new discoveries mark a turning point in the field.

3. (transitive) to mark (serve as a reminder of something)

   Anul 2018 a marcat centenarul Marii Uniri.

   The year 2018 marked the hundred year anniversary of the Great Union.

4. (transitive, figurative) to have a profound effect on someone’s psyche
5. (transitive, intransitive, sports) to score
6. (transitive, rare) to indicate, to show

   Synonyms: arăta, indica, dovedi

7. (transitive, rare) Synonym of remarca (“point out, draw attention to”)

Conjugation

    conjugation of marca (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a marca
gerund			marcând
past participle			marcat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	marchez	marchezi	marchează	marcăm	marcați	marchează
	imperfect	marcam	marcai	marca	marcam	marcați	marcau
	simple perfect	marcai	marcași	marcă	marcarăm	marcarăți	marcară
	pluperfect	marcasem	marcaseși	marcase	marcaserăm	marcaserăți	marcaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să marchez	să marchezi	să marcheze	să marcăm	să marcați	să marcheze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		marchează			marcați
	negative		nu marca			nu marcați

Related terms

• marcă
• remarca

Further reading

• marca in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Hyphenation: mar‧ca

Noun

marca

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of marcă

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾka/ [ˈmaɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aɾka
• Syllabification: mar‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin marca, of Germanic origin, related to Old High German marka and Old Norse mark.

Noun

marca f (plural marcas)

1. brand (of clothing etc.)
2. brand (for cattle)
3. mark (left on a surface)
4. print (fingerprint, footprint)
5. (sports) record; personal best
6. (nautical) marker; buoy
7. (slang) whore; harlot
8. (historical) march; marchland (area)

Noun

marca m or f by sense (plural marcas)

1. (sports) marker (player marking a rival)

Derived terms

• carta de marca
• contramarca
• espada de marca
• marca blanca
• marca de agua
• marca de casa
• marca de correlación
• marca de fábrica
• marca de nacimiento (“birthmark”)
• marca registrada
• marca vulgarizada
• papel de marca
• reconocimiento de marca

 

Related terms

• marcar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

marca

1. inflection of marcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “marca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014