Marathon

marathon English <dab!> Etymology en qsb-grc From en grc Μαραθών. en marathon. Pronunciation en /ˈmæɹəθən/ UK en /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/ /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/ US en /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ AU en /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ NZ en Mar a thon Proper noun en town r/Attica c/Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians. A place name elsewhere in the world: en rural town shire:Pref/Flinders northern s/Queensland c/Australia. en town in dist/Thunder Bay District p/Ontario c/Canada. en number of places c/USA: en city in the isl/Florida Keys co/Monroe County s/Florida. TopoZone: Marathon, Florida en minor city co/Buena Vista County s/Iowa. en twp co/Lapeer County s/Michigan. en town/and/village therein, in co/Cortland County s/New York. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Jackson co/Clermont County s/Ohio. en CDP co/Brewster County s/Texas. en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin. Derived terms en Marathon County en Marathonian en Marathon Shores Related terms en marathon Translations town in Greece Armenian: hy Մարաթոն Czech: cs Marathón m French: fr Marathon German: de Marathon Greek: el Μαραθώνας m Ancient Greek: grc Μαραθών f Icelandic: is Maraþon ? Italian: it Maratona Japanese: ja マラトーン maratōn, ja マラトン maraton Latin: la Marathōn f Portuguese: pt Maratona f Russian: ru Марафо́н Noun en Snickers chocolate bar brand. References en Ancient Greece German de: Etymology de qsb-grc de fr marathon, from de grc Μαραθών, perhaps from grc μάραθον fennel, referring to the prevalence of the plant in the area."Μα^ρα^θών". A Greek-English Lexicon. 1940. Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott. 12 September 2013, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=*maraqw/n. Pronunciation de /ˈmaʁatɔn/ [ˈmaʁatʰɔn] de De-Marathon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,,s de sports or figuratively marathon Declension m,,s Derived terms de Halbmarathon Marathonlauf Marathonläufer References Further reading Marathon_Anstrengung_Strapaze Marathon (Anstrengung, Strapaze) Marathon_Disziplin_Sport_Lauf Marathon (Disziplin, Sport, Lauf) Marathon_Ort_Griechenland Marathon (Ort, Griechenland) Latin Etymology la Marathōn :bor grc:Μαραθών + 1 Pronunciation Marathōn Proper noun Marathōn<3.loc> Marathōnem/Marathōna f la town c/Greece Marathon Declension Marathōn<3.loc> Marathōnem/Marathōna References