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

• majōrana

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mai̯ˈi̯oː.ra.na/, [mäi̯ˈi̯oːränä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈjo.ra.na/, [mäˈjɔːränä]

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

• amāracus

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