martin
Syllables: mar·tin/ˈmɑː.tɪn//ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/
martin noun: many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying. Also the obsolete form of marten.
Noun
martin (plural martins)
- Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs: / In these, in those the life is stay’d.1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 150
Proper noun capitalized: Martin
Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)
- A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
- Expect Saint Martin's summer, halcyon days, / Since I have entered into these wars.Scene 2
- Luther was not born in the year 1483, but in 84; and not on the 22nd day of October, but on the 10th of November, the eve of Martinmas day, from whence he had the name of Martin. - - - Now you see, brother Toby, he would say, looking up, "that christian names are not such indifferent things;" - Had...1767 Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Book IV ( Slawkenbergius's Tale )
- A surname.
- It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a mere.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
- A town in Stephens County and Franklin County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
- A village in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in Allegan County, Michigan.
- A census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska.
- A minor city in Sheridan County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.
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- A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota.
- A city in Weakley County, Tennessee.
- A ghost town and skiing area in Kittitas County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia.
- A number of townships, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, listed under Martin Township.
- A village in Saint-Jean-du-Sud commune, Sud department, Haiti.
- A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122.
- A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU0619).
- A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3347).
- A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2366).
- A village and civil parish (served by Martin and Martin Dales Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1259).
- A village in Našice municipality, Osijek-Baranja, Croatia.
- A city and district in Žilina Region, Slovakia.
- A suburb of Perth in the City of Gosnells, Western Australia.
Also used as
martin is also the obsolete form of marten.
martin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
martin in Hindi
- मार्टिन
martin in Tamil
- மார்ட்டின், மார்டின்
martin in Marathi
- मार्टिन, मार्टीन
martin in Urdu
- مارٹن
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- martin in Bengali
- মার্টিন
- martin in Telugu
- మార్టిన్
- martin in Malayalam
- മാർട്ടിൻ
- martin in Kannada
- ಮಾರ್ಟಿನ್
- martin in Punjabi
- ਮਾਰਟਿਨ, ਮਾਰ੍ਟਿਨ
- martin in Gujarati
- માર્ટિન, માર્ટીને, માર્ટીન
- martin in Odia
- ମାର୍ଟିନ, ମାର୍ଟିନ୍
- martin in Nepali
- मार्टिन, मार्टिने
Examples of martin in a sentence
- Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
- Martin Luther King spoke out against racism.
- Martin tolled the great bell every day.
Forms of martin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | martins |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Martins |
Origin of martin
From Middle French martin (French martinet).
Variant of marten.
From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.
Words formed from martin
- bank martin
- bee martin
- black martin
- crag martin
- fairy martin
- house martin
- like a martin to his gourd
- like a martin to its gourd
- martin bug
- martinet
- purple martin
- sand martin
- screech martin
- white-eyed river martin
- window martin
- Combe Martin
- Eastleach Martin
- Fornham St Martin
- Martinborough
- Martin Dales
- Martin Hussingtree
- Martinism
- Martinistic
- Martinize
- Martin Lucifer Coon
- Martin Mill
- Martinsburg
- Martins Creek
- Martins Heron
- Martinverse
- Marty
- Saint Martin
- Saint-Martin
- Smith-Martin-Dodd syndrome
- St Martin-by-Looe
- St Martin-in-Meneage
- St. Martin Parish
- St. Martin's summer
- St Martin's summer
- St. Martin
- St Martin
- St-Martin
- St.-Martin
- St. Martinville
- Trimley St Martin
- Wareham St Martin
Phrases with martin
Words that rhyme with martin
Questions about martin
- What does martin mean?
- Martin means many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- What is martin in Hindi?
- Martin in Hindi is मार्टिन. See Martin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is martin?
- Martin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce martin?
- Martin is pronounced /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of martin?
- The plural of martin is martins.
Words near martin in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: martin (page history and authors); Martin (page history and authors); martin (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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