marum
See also: mārum
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾶρον (mâron), from Aramaic מַרְוָא / ܡܲܪܘܵܐ (marwā, “Origanum syriacum syn. Origanum maru”), an important ritual herb (☞ explained by Löw), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mlc' /marw/), related to Sanskrit मरुव (maruva, “marjoram”). Also found in Arabic مَرْو (marw, “fragrant herbs; pebbles; quartz”), مَرْدَقُوش (mardaqūš, “marjoram”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈma.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.rum]
Noun
marum n (genitive marī); second declension
- A kind of plant, cat thyme Teucrium marum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | marum | mara |
| genitive | marī | marōrum |
| dative | marō | marīs |
| accusative | marum | mara |
| ablative | marō | marīs |
| vocative | marum | mara |
Descendants
- Spanish: maro
- Portuguese: maro
- → Translingual: Marum, Teucrium marum
Etymology 2
Noun
marum
- genitive plural of mās
Etymology 3
Noun
marum
- genitive plural of mare
References
- “marum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- marum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 96 seqq.
Old English
Adjective
mārum
- dative/instrumental plural of mār