# marca
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈmar.kə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈmaɾ.ka]

### Etymology 1

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką.

#### Noun

marca f (plural marques)
* brand
* signal
* trace
* mark

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

marca
* inflection of marcar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Further reading

* “marca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaɾka̝/

### Etymology 1

Attested in local Latin documents since the 9th century ("per marcas certas et sinales"), together with the related terms marco (“landmark”), marcar (“to mark”) and demarcar (“to demarcate”). Given its early local documentation and its productivity, it is not a borrowing from Italian, but from Gothic or Suevic. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark”).

#### Noun

marca m (plural marcas)
* mark, signal [9th–21th c.]
** 1347, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 425:Vendo et para senpre outorgo a uos don Martin, abbade do moesteiro de San Cloyo et ao conuento desse lugar et a toda uoz desse moesteiro todo o meu quinon da Torre de Sposende, assi conmo esta marcada a derredor per cluzes et marcas, con sua pedra et madeyra et tella, con seus eyxidos et con suas entradas, por preço nomeado, quinentos soldos desta moneda que ore corre(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* scar
* brand [19th–21th c.]
* landmark
* (sports) record

##### Derived terms

* marcar
* marcudo

##### Related terms

* comarca
* demarcación
* demarcar
* marcaxe
* marco
* Marco
* marqueado
* marquear

### Etymology 2

Of Germanic origin, borrowed from Middle High German marc (“a denomination of weight”), from Old High German marc, from Proto-West Germanic *mark, from from Proto-Germanic *marką (“mark, sign”).

#### Noun

marca
* (historical) a measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz [12th–14th c.]

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

marca
* inflection of marcar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### See also

* marco

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “marca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “marca”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “marca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “marca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “marca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ "-marc-" in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “marcar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. marco.

## Interlingua
### Verb

marca
* present of marcar
* imperative of marcar

## Italian
### Etymology

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marką or Proto-Germanic *markō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmar.ka/
* Rhymes: -arka
* Hyphenation: màr‧ca

### Noun

marca f (plural marche)
* brand, make or trademark (of a commercial product)
* stamp (made with a rubber imprint)
* (obsolete) march (border region)

#### Descendants

* → Turkish: marka

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* marcha, markia, marchia, margia

### Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmar.ka/, [ˈmärkä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmar.ka/, [ˈmärkä]

### Noun

marca f (genitive marcae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin) boundary-mark, boundary, limit
* (Medieval Latin) borderland, frontier
* (Medieval Latin) march, borderland governed by a margrave

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* Old French: marche, marchee, march, marce, merche
** Middle French: marche, marce
*** French: marche
*** → Middle English: marche
**** English: march
* Iberian:
** Old Galician-Portuguese: marca
*** Portuguese: marca
*** Galician: marca
** Spanish: marca
* East Iberian:
** Old Occitan: marca
*** Catalan: marca
*** Occitan: marca
* Italian: marca
* Sicilian: marca

### Noun

marca f (genitive marcae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of merx (“seized goods”)

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### References

* ↑ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “marca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 653
* ↑ "marca", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmar.t͡sa/
* Rhymes: -art͡sa
* Syllabification: mar‧ca

### Noun

marca m
* genitive singular of marzec

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmah.kɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmah.kɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈmaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈmaχ.kɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaɻ.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmaɾ.kɐ/
* Hyphenation: mar‧ca

### Etymology 1

From Suevic *marka, from Proto-West Germanic *mark.

#### Noun

marca f (plural marcas)
* mark; trace (visible impression or sign)
    Synonym: traço
* a scar, blemish or bruise
* mark (characteristic feature)
* (figurative) lasting impact (significant or strong influence)
    Synonym: impacto
* branding iron; brand (piece of heated metal used to brand livestock)
* brand (mark of ownership made by burning, especially on cattle)
* brand (name, symbol, logo or other item used to distinguish a product or service)
* a number used for reference or measurement
* (sports) mark (score for a sporting achievement)
* a gold and silver coin previously used in Portugal
* boundary; mark; limit
    Synonyms: fronteira, limite

##### Derived terms

* de marca
* de marca maior
* de marca quente
* marca barbante
* marca registrada
* marquinha

##### Related terms

* marcação
* marcado
* marcante
* marcar
* marco

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

marca
* inflection of marcar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

From Finnish markka.

#### Alternative forms

* markka

#### Noun

marca f (plural marcas)
* markka (currency unit used in Finland until 2002)

## Romanian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French marquer, Italian marcare.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /marˈka/
* Rhymes: -a
* Hyphenation: mar‧ca

#### Verb

a marca (third-person singular present marchează, past participle marcat) 1st conjugation
* (transitive) to mark (label, distinguish)
    Synonym: însemna
* (transitive) to represent, mark, be
    Synonym: reprezenta
    Noile descoperiri marchează un punct de cotitură pentru domeniu.The new discoveries mark a turning point in the field.
* (transitive) to mark (serve as a reminder of something)
    Anul 2018 a marcat centenarul Marii Uniri.The year 2018 marked the hundred year anniversary of the Great Union.
* (transitive, figurative) to have a profound effect on someone’s psyche
* (ambitransitive, sports) to score
* (transitive, rare) to indicate, to show
    Synonyms: arăta, indica, dovedi
* (transitive, rare) Synonym of remarca (“point out, draw attention to”)

##### Related terms

* marcă
* remarca

#### Further reading

* marca in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmar.ka/
* Rhymes: -arka
* Hyphenation: mar‧ca

#### Noun

marca
* definite nominative/accusative singular of marcă

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaɾka/ [ˈmaɾ.ka]
* Rhymes: -aɾka
* Syllabification: mar‧ca

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin marca, of Germanic origin, related to Old High German marka and Old Norse mark.

#### Noun

marca f (plural marcas)
* brand (of clothing etc.)
* brand (for cattle)
* mark (left on a surface)
* print (fingerprint, footprint)
* (sports) record; personal best
* (nautical) marker; buoy
* (slang) whore; harlot
* (historical) march; marchland (area)

#### Noun

marca m or f by sense (plural marcas)
* (sports) marker (player marking a rival)

##### Derived terms

* carta de marca
* contramarca
* espada de marca
* marca blanca
* marca de agua
* marca de casa
* marca de correlación
* marca de fábrica
* marca de nacimiento (“birthmark”)
* marca registrada
* marca vulgarizada
* papel de marca
* reconocimiento de marca

##### Related terms

* marcar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

marca
* inflection of marcar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “marca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10