LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

marcor

marcor m (genitive marcōris)
Classical[ˈmar.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.kor]

Meaning

  1. masculinea withering
  2. masculinedecay, rottenness
  3. masculinefaintness, feebleness, apathy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemarcormarcōrēs
genitivemarcōrismarcōrum
dativemarcōrīmarcōribus
accusativemarcōremmarcōrēs
ablativemarcōremarcōribus
vocativemarcormarcōrēs

marcor, ōris, m. marceo,
I. a withering: segetum, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 4.—Hence, Transf.
I. Decay, rottenness (not anteAug.): panni marcor, a rotten rag, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 94.—
II. Faintness, languor, indolence: marcor, et inexpugnabilis dormiendi necessitas, Cels. 3, 20: cernitis expositas turpi marcore cohortes, i. e. somno, Stat. Th. 10, 269: maeror marcorque, melancholy, Sen. Tranq. 2, 8: ducis, indolence, worthlessness, Vell. 2, 119, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin marcor From marceō (“to wither”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishmarcor

In English words that came into English from marcor

  • marcourmarcor

Quick answers

What does marcor mean in Latin?
marcor, a noun, means “a withering; decay, rottenness; faintness, feebleness, apathy”.
What is the genitive of marcor?
The genitive singular is marcōris. marcor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce marcor?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.kor].