Swedish noun

ett maraton

marathon

Meaning

marathon

In Swedish: löpning 42 kilometer

Forms

Forms of maraton
Singular, indefinite	ett maraton
Singular, definite	maratonet

maraton is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort maraton, det stora maratonet. Check another noun

Practise maraton

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Is it en maraton or ett maraton?

maraton in a sentence

springa maraton
run the/a marathon / run marathons
springa ett maraton
run a marathon

Words built with maraton

maratonlöpning marathon
maratondebatt marathon of a debate

Questions

What does maraton mean in English?

maraton means “marathon”.

Is it en maraton or ett maraton?

It is ett maraton, and “the marathon” is maratonet.

Origin

Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn).

Nearby common words

maraton is number 8,302 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,298strävan ambition, aspiration
8,299beklaglig regrettable, pitiable
8,300faktura invoice
8,301jet jet [plane]
8,303motverka obstruct, counteract
8,304oanständig indecent
8,305syfilis syphilis
8,306osäkerhet uncertainty

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary