martini

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See also: Martini and martíni

Translingual

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Etymology

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.

Noun

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martini (genitive)

  1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Synonyms

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English

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A classic martini

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See Martini.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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martini (countable and uncountable, plural martinis)

  1. A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
    Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
    My boss is out on another of his three-martini lunches.
    • 1961 Jan, Robert Silverberg, Amazing Stories, page 26, column 2:
      Even at Juneau's prices, ten dollars worth of martinis is a lot of liquor to drink in an hour.
    • c. 1963, W[ystan] H[ugh] Auden, “Symmetries & Asymmetries”, in Edward Mendelson, editor, Collected Poems, New York: Random House, published 1976, →ISBN, page 551:
      Could any tiger
      Drink martinis, smoke cigars,
      And last as we do?
    • 1997, Caroline Courtauld, May Holdsworth, The Hong Kong Story, Oxford, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21:
      He drank martini, played bridge in the club, and captured treaty-port life wickedly.
    • 2006, Joan [Elizabeth] Taylor, Conversations with Mr. Prain, Hoboken, N.J.: Melville House Publishing, →ISBN, page 172:
      I had the feeling that had he been a smoker he would have lit a cigarette at this moment. I suspected that once he had been a smoker, for he seemed as if he wished someone would offer him one. He drank martini instead.
    • 2007, Margaret S. Ngwa, Divine Love for Cleansing, Patron Publishing House, →ISBN, page 63:
      After the meal, they drank martini on the rocks in the lounge.
  2. (sometimes proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.
    I love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: マティーニ (matīni)

Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English martini.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑrtini/, [ˈmɑ̝rt̪ini]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrtini
  • Syllabification(key): mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

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martini

  1. martini

Declension

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Inflection of martini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative martini martinit
genitive martinin martinien
partitive martinia martineja
illative martiniin martineihin
singular plural
nominative martini martinit
accusative nom. martini martinit
gen. martinin
genitive martinin martinien
partitive martinia martineja
inessive martinissa martineissa
elative martinista martineista
illative martiniin martineihin
adessive martinilla martineilla
ablative martinilta martineilta
allative martinille martineille
essive martinina martineina
translative martiniksi martineiksi
abessive martinitta martineitta
instructive martinein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of martini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative martinini martinini
accusative nom. martinini martinini
gen. martinini
genitive martinini martinieni
partitive martiniani martinejani
inessive martinissani martineissani
elative martinistani martineistani
illative martiniini martineihini
adessive martinillani martineillani
ablative martiniltani martineiltani
allative martinilleni martineilleni
essive martininani martineinani
translative martinikseni martineikseni
abessive martinittani martineittani
instructive
comitative martineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative martinisi martinisi
accusative nom. martinisi martinisi
gen. martinisi
genitive martinisi martiniesi
partitive martiniasi martinejasi
inessive martinissasi martineissasi
elative martinistasi martineistasi
illative martiniisi martineihisi
adessive martinillasi martineillasi
ablative martiniltasi martineiltasi
allative martinillesi martineillesi
essive martininasi martineinasi
translative martiniksesi martineiksesi
abessive martinittasi martineittasi
instructive
comitative martineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative martinimme martinimme
accusative nom. martinimme martinimme
gen. martinimme
genitive martinimme martiniemme
partitive martiniamme martinejamme
inessive martinissamme martineissamme
elative martinistamme martineistamme
illative martiniimme martineihimme
adessive martinillamme martineillamme
ablative martiniltamme martineiltamme
allative martinillemme martineillemme
essive martininamme martineinamme
translative martiniksemme martineiksemme
abessive martinittamme martineittamme
instructive
comitative martineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative martininne martininne
accusative nom. martininne martininne
gen. martininne
genitive martininne martinienne
partitive martinianne martinejanne
inessive martinissanne martineissanne
elative martinistanne martineistanne
illative martiniinne martineihinne
adessive martinillanne martineillanne
ablative martiniltanne martineiltanne
allative martinillenne martineillenne
essive martininanne martineinanne
translative martiniksenne martineiksenne
abessive martinittanne martineittanne
instructive
comitative martineinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative martininsa martininsa
accusative nom. martininsa martininsa
gen. martininsa
genitive martininsa martiniensa
partitive martiniaan
martiniansa
martinejaan
martinejansa
inessive martinissaan
martinissansa
martineissaan
martineissansa
elative martinistaan
martinistansa
martineistaan
martineistansa
illative martiniinsa martineihinsa
adessive martinillaan
martinillansa
martineillaan
martineillansa
ablative martiniltaan
martiniltansa
martineiltaan
martineiltansa
allative martinilleen
martinillensa
martineilleen
martineillensa
essive martininaan
martininansa
martineinaan
martineinansa
translative martinikseen
martiniksensa
martineikseen
martineiksensa
abessive martinittaan
martinittansa
martineittaan
martineittansa
instructive
comitative martineineen
martineinensa

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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martini m

  1. plural of martino

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English martini.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /marˈti.ɲi/
  • Rhymes: -iɲi
  • Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

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martini n (indeclinable)

  1. martini (cocktail)

Further reading

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  • martini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɾˈtini/ [maɾˈt̪i.ni]
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

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martini m (plural martinis)

  1. martini

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