Marathonianadj.n.

Brit.

/marəˈθəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmɛrəˈθoʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Marathon , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Marathon, the name of a town in Greece (see marathon n.) + -ian suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek Μαραθώνιος , classical Latin Marathōnius ; the passage translated in quot. 1767 at sense A. has classical Latin Marathōnid-, Marathōnis.

A. adj.

Of or relating to Marathon or the battle of Marathon (490 b.c.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > specific battle

Marathonian1623

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece

Macedonc1450

Olympian1523

Ionian?1556

Macedonian1556

Achaean1567

Peloponnesian1569

Molossian1587

Thessalian1594

Thracian1594

Olympic1597

Argive1598

Attic1599

isthmian1603

Pharsalian1605

Aonian1607

Attical1610

Phocian1614

Messenianc1615

Marathonian1623

Bœotic1851

Athoan1869

Thraco-Illyrian1931

Athonite1963

1623 J. Abbot Iesus Præfigured i. 28 Would I weare deafe, that I might no more heare Of Trophies which Miltiades did reare In Marathonian feildes.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 294 Miltiades had miss'd his Trophie, if he had miss'd an Enemy in the Marathonian Fields.

1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid II. xii. 1082 But as the Son of Ægeus high display'd The Spear of Marathonian Oak, whose Shade O'erhangs the Foe.

1871 A. C. Swinburne Eve of Revol. in Songs before Sunrise 106 Sea, have thy ports not heard Some Marathonian word?

1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 136 The Marathonian muscle, nerved of old To maul the Mede.

1904 E. Myers Dorieus in Gathered Poems 26 Know them, now as then, Marathonian men, Champions of the high Hellenic name.

1976 Classical Q. New Ser. 26 146 In view of that one may be encouraged to see Theseus wrestling with the Marathonian Bull.

B. n.

A native of Marathon. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > parts of

Peloponnesianc1487

Athenian1526

Messenian?1529

Marathonian1797

Suliote1812

Moreot1838

1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 552 The Marathonians worship those who were slain in the battle.

2003 tantalos.perseus.tufts.edu 23 July (O.E.D. Archive) The Marathonians, according to their own account, were the first to recognize Herakles as a god.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marathonian
释义	Marathonianadj.n. Brit. /marəˈθəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌmɛrəˈθoʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Marathon , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Marathon, the name of a town in Greece (see marathon n.) + -ian suffix. Compare Hellenistic Greek Μαραθώνιος , classical Latin Marathōnius ; the passage translated in quot. 1767 at sense A. has classical Latin Marathōnid-, Marathōnis. A. adj. Of or relating to Marathon or the battle of Marathon (490 b.c.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > relating to battles > specific battle Marathonian1623 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece Macedonc1450 Olympian1523 Ionian?1556 Macedonian1556 Achaean1567 Peloponnesian1569 Molossian1587 Thessalian1594 Thracian1594 Olympic1597 Argive1598 Attic1599 isthmian1603 Pharsalian1605 Aonian1607 Attical1610 Phocian1614 Messenianc1615 Marathonian1623 Bœotic1851 Athoan1869 Thraco-Illyrian1931 Athonite1963 1623 J. Abbot Iesus Præfigured i. 28 Would I weare deafe, that I might no more heare Of Trophies which Miltiades did reare In Marathonian feildes. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 294 Miltiades had miss'd his Trophie, if he had miss'd an Enemy in the Marathonian Fields. 1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid II. xii. 1082 But as the Son of Ægeus high display'd The Spear of Marathonian Oak, whose Shade O'erhangs the Foe. 1871 A. C. Swinburne Eve of Revol. in Songs before Sunrise 106 Sea, have thy ports not heard Some Marathonian word? 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 136 The Marathonian muscle, nerved of old To maul the Mede. 1904 E. Myers Dorieus in Gathered Poems 26 Know them, now as then, Marathonian men, Champions of the high Hellenic name. 1976 Classical Q. New Ser. 26 146 In view of that one may be encouraged to see Theseus wrestling with the Marathonian Bull. B. n. A native of Marathon. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > parts of Peloponnesianc1487 Athenian1526 Messenian?1529 Marathonian1797 Suliote1812 Moreot1838 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 552 The Marathonians worship those who were slain in the battle. 2003 tantalos.perseus.tufts.edu 23 July (O.E.D. Archive) The Marathonians, according to their own account, were the first to recognize Herakles as a god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1623
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