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”).

According to Roberts, however, it is simply a variant of amāracus.[1]

Attested from the 6th century, mezurana replaced Classical amāracus, which was also derived from the Sanskrit word.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

maiōrana f (genitive maiōranae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) marjoram (O. majorana), a plant of the mint family.
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative maiōrana maiōranae
genitive maiōranae maiōranārum
dative maiōranae maiōranīs
accusative maiōranam maiōranās
ablative maiōranā maiōranīs
vocative maiōrana maiōranae
Synonyms
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 186

Etymology 2

See maiōrānus.

Adjective

maiōrāna

  1. inflection of maiōrānus (“mayoral, ancestral”):
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
    2. nominative/vocative feminine singular

Adjective

maiōrānā

  1. ablative feminine singular of maiōrānus
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