marked

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English

Etymology 1

From mark (“sign, characteristic, visible impression”) +‎ -ed.

Less common disyllabic pronunciation (/ˈmɑː.kɪd/) is likely an analogy derived from markedness (explaining its restriction to sense 2).

Alternative forms

• markèd

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːkt/
• (Received Pronunciation, poetry, sometimes for sense 2) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.kɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹkt/
• (General American, poetry, sometimes for sense 2) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.kɪd/, -əd

Adjective

marked (comparative more marked, superlative most marked)

1. Having a visible or identifying mark.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marked

   1. (of a playing card) Having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
3. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

   Synonyms: manifest, noticeable, obtrusive, palpable, patent, noted
4. (linguistics, of a word, form, or phoneme) Distinguished by a positive feature.

   Synonyms: singled out, targeted

5. Singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.

6. In police livery, as opposed to unmarked. (of a police vehicle)

Usage notes

• This adjectival sense of this word is sometimes written markèd, with a grave accent. This is meant to indicate that the second e is pronounced as /ɪ/, rather than being silent, as in the verb form. This usage is largely restricted to poetry and other works in which it is important that the adjective's disyllabicity be made explicit (see also above).

Antonyms

• unmarked

Hyponyms

• question-marked
• pockmarked
• Spock-marked

Derived terms

• marked-up

Translations

References

Etymology 2

From mark (verb senses) +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːkt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹkt/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kt

Verb

marked

1. simple past and past participle of mark

Anagrams

• demark

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse markaðr, marknaðr (“market”), from northern Old French market, from Old French marchiet, from Latin mercātus (“market”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål marked, Swedish marknad, Faroese marknaður, Icelandic markaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /markəd/, [ˈmɑːɡ̊ð̩]

Noun

marked n (singular definite markedet, plural indefinite markeder)

1. market
2. fair
3. emporium

Declension

Further reading

• “marked” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “marked” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle English

Noun

marked

1. (Northern) Alternative form of market

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin mercatus, via Old French market and Old Norse markaðr and marknaðr.

Noun

marked n (definite singular markedet, indefinite plural marked or markeder, definite plural markeda or markedene)

1. a market

Derived terms

See also

• marknad (Nynorsk)

References

• “marked” in The Bokmål Dictionary.