Maro

See also: maro, maró, marò, and 'måro

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.roː/, [ˈmäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ro/, [ˈmäːro]

Etymology 1

From the Etruscan title 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌖 (maru), though probably influenced by mare (“sea”).

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Virgil

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Marō
Genitive	Marōnis
Dative	Marōnī
Accusative	Marōnem
Ablative	Marōne
Vocative	Marō

Derived terms

• Marōnēus
• Marōniānus

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. A mountain in Sicily situated near the river Himera

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Marō
Genitive	Marōnis
Dative	Marōnī
Accusative	Marōnem
Ablative	Marōne
Vocative	Marō

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Μάρων (Márōn).

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) The instructor and companion of Bacchus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Marō
Genitive	Marōnis
Dative	Marōnī
Accusative	Marōnem
Ablative	Marōne
Vocative	Marō

References

• “Maro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Maro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Slovak

Proper noun

Maro m anim

1. a male surname

Further reading

• “Maro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024