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) .

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.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maiōrana maiōranae
Genitive maiōranae maiōranārum
Dative maiōranae maiōranīs
Accusative maiōranam maiōranās
Ablative maiōranā maiōranīs
Vocative maiōrana maiōranae
Synonyms
Descendants
  • English: marjoram

Etymology 2

See maiōrānus.

Adjective

māiōrāna

  1. nominative feminine singular of māiōrānus: mayoral, ancestral
  2. inflection of māiōrānus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
    2. vocative feminine singular

Adjective

māiōrānā

  1. ablative feminine singular of māiōrānus
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