noun · masculinethird declension
macor
macor m (genitive macōris)
Classical[ˈma.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.kor]
Meaning
- masculineleanness, meagreness
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | macor | macōrēs |
| genitive | macōris | macōrum |
| dative | macōrī | macōribus |
| accusative | macōrem | macōrēs |
| ablative | macōre | macōribus |
| vocative | macor | macōrēs |
măcor, ōris, m. maceo,
I. leanness, meagreness (ante-class. for macies): corpus meum tali maerore, aegrore, macore senet, Pac. ap. Non. 137, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 275 Rib.); cf. Prisc. 699 P.
Origins
By surface analysis, maceō (“to be lean”) + -or. Adams and Mallory suggest that the term may relate to Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos) and Avestan masah, both of which reflect Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos. However, this etymology is not supported by Wodtko et al. (2008). De Vaan merely lists the term as a derivative of macer.