martin
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/
- Hyphenation: mar‧tin
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
- Homophone: marten
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle French martin (French martinet).
NounEdit
martin (plural martins)
- Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 1008064829, page 150:
- Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs: / In these, in those the life is stay’d.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
bird
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Etymology 2Edit
Uncertain.
NounEdit
martin (plural martins)
- A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
Further readingEdit
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for martin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
martin m (plural martins)
- bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family
Further readingEdit
- “martin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
NounEdit
martin m (invariable)
- Only used in martin pescatore
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
martin m (plural martini)
- bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of martin
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) martin | martinul | (niște) martini | martinii |
genitive/dative | (unui) martin | martinului | (unor) martini | martinilor |
vocative | martinule | martinilor |