LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

margō

margō m or f (genitive marginis)
Classical[ˈmar.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. border, margin, edge

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Margo · Ora

Margo (ἀμέργων) denotes the brink, the natural boundary of a surface, considered almost as a mere mathematical line, and only improperly as including an exterior portion of the surface; whereas ora (ὤα, οὖρος, ὅρος) denotes the brim, or border, the artificial edging of a surface, generally for the sake of ornament, and therefore necessarily including a certain portion of the surface. Hence we say, ora togæ, but not margo; and, on the other hand, margo fluminis and ripæ, if the mere line of shore is meant, without any portion of the bank. (iii. 212.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemargōmarginēs
genitivemarginismarginum
dativemarginīmarginibus
accusativemarginemmarginēs
ablativemarginemarginibus
vocativemargōmarginēs

margo, ĭnis, m. and f. (cf. Prisc. p. 684 P.),
I. an edge, brink, border, margin (class., but not in Cic. or Cæs.): flumen marginibus lapideis, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 9: conchae, Plin. 9, 36, 61, § 130: ulceris, id. 30, 13, 39, § 113: calicis, id. 37, 2, 7, § 18: gemmae, id. 37, 8, 37, § 116: margine gramineo (sc. fontis), Ov. M. 3, 162: ripae, id. ib. 5, 598: agri, a boundary, Val. Max. 5, 6, 4: puppis, Sil. 3, 360: terrarum, shore, Ov. M. 1, 13: viridi si margine cluderet undas herba, Juv. 3, 14: capite super margine scuti posito, Liv. 44, 33.—In fem.: margo, quae sustinet arenam, Vitr. 5, 12; Aemil. Macer. and Rabir. ap. Charis. p. 49 P.: plena jam margine libri, Juv. 1, 5; cf. Quint. 1, 1, 27: margine in extremo littera rasa, Ov. Am. 1, 11, 22: comae, Stat. S. 2, 1, 44: oculorum, id. ib. 3, 2, 53: rostri, Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 37: templi, threshold, Stat. S. 4, 4, 54: imperii, boundary, Ov. Tr. 2, 199; cf.: extremo in margine imperii, qua Rhenus alluit, Plin. 12, 20, 43, § 98.—
II. Transf. (poet.): partem modicae sumptam de margine cenae, i. e. the side-dishes, Juv. 4, 30.

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“boundary, border”). Cognate with English mark and march.

Descendants
  • Catalanmarge
  • Englishmargin
  • Frenchmarge
  • Italianmargine
  • Occitanmarge
  • Spanishmarcenfrom Old Spanish marzen
  • Portuguesemargem
  • Romanianmargine
  • Sardinianmàrgine
  • Sardinianmàrgini

Quick answers

What does margō mean in Latin?
margō, a noun, means “border, margin, edge”.
What is the genitive of margō?
The genitive singular is marginis. margō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce margō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.ɡo].