martellus
Latin
Etymology
Probably from a diminutive of Imperial-era Latin martulus, alteration of marculus, diminutive of marcus, or from malleus (“hammer”).
Noun
martellus m (genitive martellī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | martellus | martellī |
| Genitive | martellī | martellōrum |
| Dative | martellō | martellīs |
| Accusative | martellum | martellōs |
| Ablative | martellō | martellīs |
| Vocative | martelle | martellī |
Descendants
- Aragonese: martiello
- Asturian: martiellu
- Breton: morzhol
- Catalan: martell
- Emilian: martèl
- Dutch: martel
- English: martel
- Esperanto: martelo
- French: marteau
- Algerian Arabic: مارطو (marṭu)
- Friulian: martiel
- Galician: martelo
- Italian: martello
- Norman: marté
- Mediterranean Lingua Franca: martello
- Neapolitan: martiello
- Occitan: martèl, martèth, martèu
- Portuguese: martelo
- Romansch: martè, marti, martel
- Sardinian: maltedhu, malteddu, marcedhu, martedhu, marteddu, martzedhu, martzeddu
- Spanish: martillo
- Sicilian: marteddu
- Venetian: marteło, martel
- Wallon: mârtia
- Welsh: morthwyl
References
- martellus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)