martello

See also: Martello and martellò

English

Noun

martello (plural martellos)

1. Alternative form of Martello.

Interlingua

Etymology

From Italian martèllo, Portuguese martelo, Spanish martillo and French marteau, all from Late Latin martellus. Compare Esperanto martelo, Ido martelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈte.lo/

Noun

martello (plural martellos)

1. hammer

Further reading

• Alexander Gode (1951), Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: mar‧tèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Late Latin martellus, diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, diminutive of marcus, or from malleus (“hammer”). Compare Portguese martelo and Catalan martell.

Noun

martello m (plural martelli)

1. hammer
2. (sports) hammer
3. (anatomy) malleus, hammer
4. gavel (tool)
5. (music) hammer (in a piano)

Related terms

• falce e martello
• lancio del martello
• martellamento
• martellare
• martelletto
• martellio
• martello pneumatico
• pesce martello

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

martello

1. first-person singular present indicative of martellare

Anagrams

• mortella

Latin

Noun

martellō

1. dative/ablative singular of martellus