marangon

Venetian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mergō, mergōnem, from Latin mergus (“diver, loon”). The sense of “carpenter” evolved from “one who repairs ships underwater” (in the Venetian Arsenal). Compare the semantic development of Italian palombaro (“deep-sea diver”), from palumbārius (“a kind of hawk which attacks doves”). Cognate with Italian marangone (“cormorant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaŋˈɡoŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ran‧gón

Noun

marangon m (plural marangoni, feminine singular marangona)

1. carpenter

   Synonym: (Primiero) tisler

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: marangù, marangùn
• → Greek: μαραγκός (maragkós)
• → Friulian: marangon
• → Ladin: marangon, maringon
• → Lombard: marangù, marengù (Eastern)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مارانغوز, مرانغوز (marangoz); մարանկօզ (marangoz)
  • Turkish: marangoz
  • → Albanian: marangoz
  • → Armenian: մառանկոզ (maṙankoz), մարանկոզ (marankoz)
  • → Greek: μαραγκός (maragkós)
  • → Romanian: marangoz
• → Romansch: marangun