martellu

Corsican

Un martellu.

Alternative forms

• marteddu, mertellu

Etymology

From Late Latin martellus, from Latin marculus, diminutive of marcus. Cognates include Italian martello and Portuguese martelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈtelːu/
• Hyphenation: mar‧tel‧lu

Noun

martellu m (plural martelli)

1. hammer

References

• “martellu, mertellu, marteddu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa