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Martial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɑːʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of martial (“of or relating to the planet Mars”).
   alt of martial
   • For, having found out by a careful series of observations, the parts of Mars' orbit where the planet entered upon its various seasons, he [William Herschel] noted that, soon after mid-winter of the northern hemisphere, the northern white spot attained its greatest dimensions, while the southern was reduced to a tiny oval of light; whereas half a Martial year later, the southern spot was at its largest, and the northern a mere speck when compared with its winter appearance. 1869 February 6, “The Planet of War”, in E[neas] S[weetland] Dallas, editor, Once a Week, volume III, number 58 (New Series), London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 74, column 1:
2. (alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of Containing, or relating to, iron
   alt of Containing
   alt of iron
   alt of or relating to
   • The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate). 2013, John Read, From Alchemy to Chemistry:

Martial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɑːʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Alternative letter-case form of martial (“inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian”).
   alt of martial
   • The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense in which there are terrestrials on our own planet, may have no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have say, may depend on senses of which we have absolutely no trace, […] 1892, The Spectator: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature, Theology, and Art, volume LXIX, London: F. C. Westley, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 218, column 2:

Forms

Martial en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɑːʃəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

Meanings

1. A male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
   • Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges, circa 250
2. An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.

Relateds

martial · Martinus and many descendants · e.g. · Mark · Martin · Marcus and many descendants

Translations (18)

pl Marcjalis (male given name) · pt Marcial (male given name) · oc Marçau (male given name) · hu Martialis (Roman poet) · nl Martial (male given name) · fr Martial (male given name) · pt Marcial (Roman poet) · it Marziale (male given name) · pl Marcjalis (Roman poet) · bg Марциа́л (Roman poet) · da Martial (Roman poet) · ru Марциа́л (Roman poet) · nl Martialis (male given name) · es Marcial (male given name) · la Martialis (male given name) · de Martial (Roman poet) · nl Martialis (Roman poet) · gl Marcial (male given name)