Martini

• martini

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹˈtini/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːˈtiːni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Named after Hungarian-born Swiss inventor Frédéric de Martini (1832–1897).

Martini (plural Martinis)

1. (obsolete) A breech mechanism for a rifle.
2. A type of rifle using similar features.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 96:

     Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal

Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi.

In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name.^[1]

Martini (countable and uncountable, plural Martinis)

1. Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth).
   • 1954, Eric Baume, The Mortal Sin of Father Grossard, Angus and Robertson, page 20:

     Only the priest and Major Hugh Edwards, a blind Englishman, drank Martini or something cheaper in the hot hours after noon and before the clumping sabots announced the working day’s end.

   • 1999, Ruth Thomas, The Dance Settee and Other Stories, Edinburgh: Polygon, →ISBN, page 153:

     They would talk while Mrs Costello smoked and drank Martini, and then there would be the sudden, jolting sound of the hoover being switched on.

   • 2003, Virginia Ironside, Janey and Me: Growing Up with My Mother, London, New York, N.Y.: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 126:

     My father and mother drank Martini while I had orange juice.

2. A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.

Martini

1. A surname from Italian.

• Martinize
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• Martini–Henry (rifle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Martini (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Martini (vermouth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• antimir, itramin

From Martin +‎ -i.

Martini m (plural Martina)

1. nominative singular definite of Martin. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

   Angela Martini (Albanian-Swiss model, beauty pageant titleholder, life coach, movie producer and author)

• IPA^(key): /maʁˈtiːni/

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• Hyphenation: Mar‧ti‧ni

Martini m (strong, genitive Martini, plural Martinis)

1. martini (cocktail)

Borrowed from Latin Martini, genitive of Latin Martinus (“Martin”).

Martini n (strong, genitive Martini, no plural)

1. (regional) Martinmas (feast day of St Martin of Tours)

   Synonym: Martinstag

• “Martini” in Duden online

Mārtīnī

1. inflection of Mārtīnus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular