marten
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/, /ˈmɑː.tən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tən/, [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: mar‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
- Homophones: martin, Martin (in some accents)
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.
NounEdit
marten (plural martens)
- Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
mammal
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Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
marten (plural martens)
- Archaic form of martin (the bird)
- 1829, Magazine of Natural History (volume 1, page 402)
- Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.
- 1829, Magazine of Natural History (volume 1, page 402)