maraton

See also: maratón

Czech

Alternative forms

• maratón, marathon

Etymology

Derived from French marathon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaraton]
• IPA^(key): [ˈmaratoːn]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ton

Noun

maraton m inan

1. marathon

Declension

Declension of maraton (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	maraton	maratony
genitive	maratonu	maratonů
dative	maratonu	maratonům
accusative	maraton	maratony
vocative	maratone	maratony
locative	maratonu	maratonech
instrumental	maratonem	maratony

Related terms

• maratonec
• maratonský
• půlmaraton
• ultramaraton

Further reading

• “marathon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “maraton”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

Danish

Alternative forms

• marathon (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːratɔn/, [ˈmɑːˀɑtˢʌn]

Noun

maraton n or c (singular definite maratonet or maratonen)

1. marathon

Synonyms

• maratonløb

Further reading

• maraton on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Finnish

Etymology

From French marathon, from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrɑton/, [ˈmɑ̝rɑ̝t̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑton
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ra‧ton
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ra‧ton

Noun

maraton

1. (athletics) marathon (42.195 kilometre road race)
2. (figuratively, usually in a compound term) marathon (any extended or sustained activity)

   Hänellä oli siivousmaraton tyttöystävän tuloa edeltävänä iltana.

   He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.

   maratonpuhe ― marathon speech

Declension

Inflection of maraton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		maraton	maratonit
genitive		maratonin	maratonien
partitive		maratonia	maratoneja
illative		maratoniin	maratoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maraton	maratonit
accusative	nom.	maraton	maratonit
	gen.	maratonin
genitive		maratonin	maratonien
partitive		maratonia	maratoneja
inessive		maratonissa	maratoneissa
elative		maratonista	maratoneista
illative		maratoniin	maratoneihin
adessive		maratonilla	maratoneilla
ablative		maratonilta	maratoneilta
allative		maratonille	maratoneille
essive		maratonina	maratoneina
translative		maratoniksi	maratoneiksi
abessive		maratonitta	maratoneitta
instructive		—	maratonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maraton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maratonini maratonini accusative nom. maratonini maratonini gen. maratonini genitive maratonini maratonieni partitive maratoniani maratonejani inessive maratonissani maratoneissani elative maratonistani maratoneistani illative maratoniini maratoneihini adessive maratonillani maratoneillani ablative maratoniltani maratoneiltani allative maratonilleni maratoneilleni essive maratoninani maratoneinani translative maratonikseni maratoneikseni abessive maratonittani maratoneittani instructive — — comitative — maratoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maratonisi maratonisi accusative nom. maratonisi maratonisi gen. maratonisi genitive maratonisi maratoniesi partitive maratoniasi maratonejasi inessive maratonissasi maratoneissasi elative maratonistasi maratoneistasi illative maratoniisi maratoneihisi adessive maratonillasi maratoneillasi ablative maratoniltasi maratoneiltasi allative maratonillesi maratoneillesi essive maratoninasi maratoneinasi translative maratoniksesi maratoneiksesi abessive maratonittasi maratoneittasi instructive — — comitative — maratoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maratonimme maratonimme accusative nom. maratonimme maratonimme gen. maratonimme genitive maratonimme maratoniemme partitive maratoniamme maratonejamme inessive maratonissamme maratoneissamme elative maratonistamme maratoneistamme illative maratoniimme maratoneihimme adessive maratonillamme maratoneillamme ablative maratoniltamme maratoneiltamme allative maratonillemme maratoneillemme essive maratoninamme maratoneinamme translative maratoniksemme maratoneiksemme abessive maratonittamme maratoneittamme instructive — — comitative — maratoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maratoninne maratoninne accusative nom. maratoninne maratoninne gen. maratoninne genitive maratoninne maratonienne partitive maratonianne maratonejanne inessive maratonissanne maratoneissanne elative maratonistanne maratoneistanne illative maratoniinne maratoneihinne adessive maratonillanne maratoneillanne ablative maratoniltanne maratoneiltanne allative maratonillenne maratoneillenne essive maratoninanne maratoneinanne translative maratoniksenne maratoneiksenne abessive maratonittanne maratoneittanne instructive — — comitative — maratoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maratoninsa maratoninsa accusative nom. maratoninsa maratoninsa gen. maratoninsa genitive maratoninsa maratoniensa partitive maratoniaan maratoniansa maratonejaan maratonejansa inessive maratonissaan maratonissansa maratoneissaan maratoneissansa elative maratonistaan maratonistansa maratoneistaan maratoneistansa illative maratoniinsa maratoneihinsa adessive maratonillaan maratonillansa maratoneillaan maratoneillansa ablative maratoniltaan maratoniltansa maratoneiltaan maratoneiltansa allative maratonilleen maratonillensa maratoneilleen maratoneillensa essive maratoninaan maratoninansa maratoneinaan maratoneinansa translative maratonikseen maratoniksensa maratoneikseen maratoneiksensa abessive maratonittaan maratonittansa maratoneittaan maratoneittansa instructive — — comitative — maratoneineen maratoneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• maratonjuoksija
• maratonjuoksu
• maratonkeskustelu
• maratonkilpailu
• maratonkonsertti
• maratonluistelu
• maratonpuhe (“marathon speech”)
• maratonpuhuja
• maratonvoittaja
• puolimaraton (“half marathon”)
• täysmaraton
• ultramaraton (“ultramarathon”)

Related terms

• maratoonari (“marathoner”)

Further reading

• “maraton”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒrɒton]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ton
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

maraton (plural maratonok)

1. marathon

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	maraton	maratonok
accusative	maratont	maratonokat
dative	maratonnak	maratonoknak
instrumental	maratonnal	maratonokkal
causal-final	maratonért	maratonokért
translative	maratonná	maratonokká
terminative	maratonig	maratonokig
essive-formal	maratonként	maratonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	maratonban	maratonokban
superessive	maratonon	maratonokon
adessive	maratonnál	maratonoknál
illative	maratonba	maratonokba
sublative	maratonra	maratonokra
allative	maratonhoz	maratonokhoz
elative	maratonból	maratonokból
delative	maratonról	maratonokról
ablative	maratontól	maratonoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	maratoné	maratonoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	maratonéi	maratonokéi

Possessive forms of maraton

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	maratonom	maratonjaim
2nd person sing.	maratonod	maratonjaid
3rd person sing.	maratonja	maratonjai
1st person plural	maratonunk	maratonjaink
2nd person plural	maratonotok	maratonjaitok
3rd person plural	maratonjuk	maratonjaik

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maraton n (definite singular maratonet, indefinite plural maraton, definite plural maratona or maratonene)

1. a marathon

Synonyms

• maratonløp

References

• “maraton” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

maraton

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek μάραθον (márathon)

Ancient Greek -ών (-ṓn)

Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn)lbor.

Polish maraton

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈra.tɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atɔn
• Syllabification: ma‧ra‧ton

Noun

maraton m inan

1. (athletics) marathon (road race)
2. (figuratively) marathon (any extended or sustained activity)

Declension

Declension of maraton

	singular	plural
nominative	maraton	maratony
genitive	maratonu	maratonów
dative	maratonowi	maratonom
accusative	maraton	maratony
instrumental	maratonem	maratonami
locative	maratonie	maratonach
vocative	maratonie	maratony

Derived terms

adjective

• maratoński

nouns

• maratonka
• maratończyk

Further reading

• maraton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maraton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French marathon.

Noun

maraton n (plural maratoane)

1. marathon

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maraton	maratonul		maratoane	maratoanele
genitive-dative	maraton	maratonului		maratoane	maratoanelor
vocative	maratonule			maratoanelor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâratoːn/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧ton

Noun

mȁratōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling ма̏рато̄н)

1. marathon

Declension

Declension of maraton

	singular	plural
nominative	maraton	maratoni
genitive	maratona	maratona
dative	maratonu	maratonima
accusative	maraton	maratone
vocative	maratone	maratoni
locative	maratonu	maratonima
instrumental	maratonom	maratonima