English

Alternative forms

• markèd

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːkɪd/

Adjective

marked ‎(comparative more marked, superlative most marked)

1. Having a visible or identifying mark.
   1. Of a playing card: having a secret mark on the back for cheating.
2. Clearly evident; noticeable; conspicuous.

   The eighth century BC saw a marked increase in the general wealth of Cyprus.

3. (linguistics) Of a word, form, or phoneme: distinguished by a positive feature.

   e.g. in author and authoress, the latter is marked for its gender by a suffix.

4. singled out; suspicious; treated with hostility; the object of vengeance.

   A marked man.

5. (of a police vehicle) in police livery, as opposed to unmarked.

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.

Antonyms

• unmarked

Hyponyms

• pockmarked

Translations

Etymology 2

mark ‎(“verb senses”) +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːkt/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)kt

Verb

marked

1. simple past tense 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 marked, Swedish marknad, Faeroese marknaður, Icelandic markaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /markəd/, [ˈmɑːɡ̊ð̩]

Noun

marked n (singular definite markedet, plural indefinite markeder)

1. market
2. fair
3. emporium

Inflection

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.