Martii

English

Noun

Martii pl (plural only)

1. (historical) The descendants of Ancus Martius, especially a group who made a bid for power by accusing the king Tarquin the Elder and his son-in-law Servius Tullius of murder.
   • 1795, Sarah Trimmer, A Description of a Set of Prints of Roman History, page 33:

     […] it was discovered that the Martii had employed the murderers, and they were obliged to flee away.

   • 1855, Edward Levien, Outlines of the History of Rome, volume 1, page 20:

     The people were delighted with these tidings, the murderers were seized and punished, and the Martii fled in dismay to Suessa Pometia.

Latin

Adjective

Mārtiī

1. inflection of Mārtius:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Proper noun

Mārtiī

1. inflection of Mārtius:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular