LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

marca

marca f (genitive marcae)
Classical[ˈmar.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.ka]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfeminineboundary-mark, boundary, limit
  2. Medieval Latinfeminineborderland, frontier
  3. Medieval Latinfemininemarch, borderland governed by a margrave

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemarca
marcus		marcae
marcī
genitivemarcae
marcī		marcārum
marcōrum
dativemarcae
marcō		marcīs
accusativemarcam
marcum		marcās
marcōs
ablativemarcā
marcō		marcīs
vocativemarca
marce		marcae
marcī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mórǵs
  2. Proto-Germanic*markō
  3. Latinmarca

Frankish *markubor. Latin marca Borrowed from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”). Doublet of margō.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchmarchefrom Old French marche
  • Englishmarchfrom Old French marche
  • Italianmarca
  • Sicilianmarca
Iberian
  • Portuguesemarcafrom Old Galician-Portuguese marca
  • Spanishmarca
  • Galicianmarcafrom Old Galician-Portuguese marca
East Iberian
  • Catalanmarcafrom Old Occitan marca
  • Occitanmarcafrom Old Occitan marca

Quick answers

What does marca mean in Latin?
marca, a noun, means “boundary-mark, boundary, limit; borderland, frontier; march, borderland governed by a margrave”.
What is the genitive of marca?
The genitive singular is marcae. marca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce marca?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.ka].
Where does marca come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs → Proto-Germanic *markō → Latin marca.