Maro

See also: maro, maró, marò, and 'måro

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.roː/, [ˈmäroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ro/, [ˈmäːro]

Etymology 1

From the Etruscan title 𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌖 (maru), though probably influenced by mare (“sea”).

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Virgil

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marō
genitive	Marōnis
dative	Marōnī
accusative	Marōnem
ablative	Marōne
vocative	Marō

Derived terms

• Marōnēus
• Marōniānus

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. A mountain in Sicily situated near the river Himera

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marō
genitive	Marōnis
dative	Marōnī
accusative	Marōnem
ablative	Marōne
vocative	Marō

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek Μάρων (Márōn).

Proper noun

Marō m sg (genitive Marōnis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) The instructor and companion of Bacchus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marō
genitive	Marōnis
dative	Marōnī
accusative	Marōnem
ablative	Marōne
vocative	Marō

References

• “Maro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Maro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Prasuni

Alternative forms

• Mārë (Pashki)
• Marë (Pronz)
• Mara (Shtive)

Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾo/

Proper noun

Maro (Zumu)

1. Mara

References

• Jakob Halfmann (2023) Nuristani Theonyms in Light of Historical Phonology, in Roots of Peristan, Rome, Italy, pages 321, 324

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarɔ]

Proper noun

Maro m pers (female equivalent Marová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Maro (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Maro	Marovia	Marovci
genitive	Mara	Marov	Marovcov
dative	Marovi	Marom	Marovcom
accusative	Mara	Marov	Marovcov
locative	Marovi	Maroch	Marovcoch
instrumental	Marom	Marami	Marovcami

Further reading

• “Maro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024