martiello

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin martellus, diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus.

Noun

martiello m (plural martiellos)

1. hammer

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “martiello”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈtjeʎo/

Noun

martiello m (plural martiellos)

1. hammer
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 44v:

     […] aſſi como el clauo quandol fieren con martiello.

     […] just like a nail when it is struck with a hammer.

   • Idem, f. 52v.

     […] ⁊ fizierẽ daquella plata martiello ⁊ raque ⁊ firieren con aquel martiello ſobrella en logar do aya aues […]

     […] and should they make from that silver a hammer and anvil and strike it with that hammer where there are birds […]

Descendants

• Ladino: martiyo, martío
• Spanish: martillo