“the marathon” and “the marathon”, appropriate forms

by time news

2023-11-03 09:00:27

The word marathon can be used both in masculine (the marathon) as in feminine (marathon).

In the media you can find phrases such as “A historic New York marathon thanks to women”, “These are the favorites to win the New York marathon” or “How much does it cost to run the New York marathon?”

According to Panhispanic dictionary of doubtsthe noun marathonwhich refers to an ‘endurance foot race’ and, in general, a ‘long and intense endurance competition or activity’, began to circulate in the first third of the 20th century with a masculine gender, although later, due to the influence of gender of proof o carrera, its use in feminine terms was extended, which is also considered appropriate. Regarding spelling, writing with -th (marathon).

If the noun marathon It is accompanied by some adjective, it is appropriate that this agree in gender with the article that has been chosen: the half marathon o the half marathonno the half marathon.

Therefore, all the above examples are valid.

It is also recalled that the terms maratoniano y marathonist are appropriate to refer to the participants in that test.

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