Martti
Appearance
See also: martti
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A vernacular form of the Latin saint's name Martinus, forms of which are attested in Finland since at least the 16th century.[1] Cognate with English Martin. The surname derives from the given name via farm names.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrtːi/, [ˈmɑ̝rt̪ːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑrtːi
- Syllabification(key): Mart‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): Mart‧ti
Proper noun
[edit]Martti
- a male given name, equivalent to English Martin
- Martti Luther ― Martin Luther
- 1985, Matti Kuusi, Ohituksia, Otava, →ISBN:
- Kiistaa ei tullut. Ylimmäisenä jakomestarina oli Martti -eno, kalamiesten johtaja, mummuni nuorin veli. — Miksi Martikkalan nimi on Martikkala? kysyi Reino-serkku meiltä nuoremmilta ja vastasi itse: siksi että siellä kaikki miehet ovat Martteja, siksi että tikka hakkasi sen ullakon rei’ille, ja siksi että Martti-eno on aina kalassa.
- There were no disagreements. Uncle Martti, the leader of the fishermen, the youngest brother of my grandma, did the meting out. — Why is Martikkala named Martikkala? cousin Reino asked us younger ones and answered his question himself: because all men there are named Martti, because a woodpecker [tikka] made holes all over its attic, and because uncle Martti is always fishing [kalassa].
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of Martti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Martti | Martit | |
| genitive | Martin | Marttien | |
| partitive | Marttia | Martteja | |
| illative | Marttiin | Martteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Martti | Martit | |
| accusative | nom. | Martti | Martit |
| gen. | Martin | ||
| genitive | Martin | Marttien | |
| partitive | Marttia | Martteja | |
| inessive | Martissa | Marteissa | |
| elative | Martista | Marteista | |
| illative | Marttiin | Martteihin | |
| adessive | Martilla | Marteilla | |
| ablative | Martilta | Marteilta | |
| allative | Martille | Marteille | |
| essive | Marttina | Martteina | |
| translative | Martiksi | Marteiksi | |
| abessive | Martitta | Marteitta | |
| instructive | — | Martein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- (pet form) Mara
- (surnames) Martikainen, Marttila, Marttinen
Statistics
[edit]- Martti is the 52nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 13,435 male individuals (and as a middle name to 8,527 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Martti belongs to 240 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
[edit]Categories:
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrtːi
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrtːi/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish terms with collocations
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish surnames
- Finnish surnames from given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals