Macrones

See also: macrones

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάκρωνες (Mákrōnes).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /maˈkroː.neːs/, [mäˈkroːneːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈkro.nes/, [mäˈkrɔːnes]

Proper noun

Macrōnēs m pl (genitive Macrōnum); third declension

A powerful tribe of Pontus

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Macrōnēs
Genitive	Macrōnum
Dative	Macrōnibus
Accusative	Macrōnēs
Ablative	Macrōnibus
Vocative	Macrōnēs

References

“Macrones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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