maiorana
See also: Maiorana
Latin
Etymology 1
Attested from the 13th century. Apparently an alteration with influence from maior (“greater”) of the form mezurana, ultimately from Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”) .
Attested from the 6th century, mezurana replaced Classical amāracus, which was also derived from the Sanskrit word.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mai̯ˈi̯oː.ra.na/, [mäi̯ˈi̯oːränä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈjo.ra.na/, [mäˈjɔːränä]
Noun
maiōrana f (genitive maiōranae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) marjoram (O. majorana), a plant of the mint family.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maiōrana | maiōranae |
| Genitive | maiōranae | maiōranārum |
| Dative | maiōranae | maiōranīs |
| Accusative | maiōranam | maiōranās |
| Ablative | maiōranā | maiōranīs |
| Vocative | maiōrana | maiōranae |
Synonyms
Descendants
- English: marjoram
Etymology 2
See maiōrānus.
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) māiōrāna
- nominative feminine singular of māiōrānus: mayoral, ancestral
- nominative neuter plural of māiōrānus
- accusative neuter plural of māiōrānus
- vocative feminine singular of māiōrānus
- vocative neuter plural of māiōrānus
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) māiōrānā