מרתון

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • מאראתון (excessive spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French marathon (and reinforced by cognates), coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance.

Noun

מָרָתוֹן • (máraton) m (plural indefinite מָרָתוֹנִים, singular construct מָרָתוֹן־, plural construct מָרָתוֹנֵי־)

  1. A marathon, road race.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity, a marathon.

References

  • “מרתון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "מרתון" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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