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”). According to Roberts, however, it is simply a variant of amāracus. 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): [majˈjoː.ra.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [maˈjɔː.ra.na] ==== Noun ==== maiōrana f (genitive maiōranae); first declension (Medieval Latin) marjoram (O. majorana), a plant of the mint family. ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Synonyms ===== amāracus ===== Descendants ===== Italian: maggiorana, maiorana, majorana, Majorana (surname) Old French: majoraneFrench: marjolaineNorman: marjolaine→ English: marjoram Portuguese: manjerona Sicilian: majurana, Majurana (surname) Spanish: mejorana, mayorana → German: Mageran, Majoran→ Czech: majorán⇒ Czech: majoránka→ Polish: majeran⇒ Polish: majeranek→ Romanian: maghiran→ Slovak: majorán⇒ Slovak: majoránka ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === See maiōrānus. ==== Adjective ==== maiōrāna inflection of maiōrānus (“mayoral, ancestral”): nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural nominative/vocative feminine singular ==== Adjective ==== maiōrānā ablative feminine singular of maiōrānus