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

maron

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.rum/, [ˈmärʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.rum/, [ˈmäːrum]

Noun

marum n (genitive marī); second declension

A kind of plant, cat thyme Teucrium marum

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

Noun

marum

genitive plural of mās

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.