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) IPA(key): /ˈma.rum/, [ˈmärʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.rum/, [ˈmäːrum]
Declension
    
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | 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
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 (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 96 seqq.
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