martin
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French martin (French martinet).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: mar‧tin
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
- Homophone: marten
Noun
editmartin (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, page 150:
- Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs: / In these, in those the life is stay’d.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editbird
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Further reading
editAnagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmartin m (plural martins)
- bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family
Further reading
edit- “martin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editItalian
editNoun
editmartin m (invariable)
- Only used in martin pescatore
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editmartin m (plural martini)
- bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family.
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | martin | martinul | martini | martinii | |
genitive-dative | martin | martinului | martini | martinilor | |
vocative | martinule | martinilor |
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