marto

Borrowed from Russian март (mart), ultimately from Latin Mārtius, from Old Latin Māvors (“Mars”). Cognates include German März, Yiddish מאַרץ (marts), English March, Italian marzo, French mars. Doublet of Marso.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarto/

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• Rhymes: -arto
• Hyphenation: mar‧to

marto (accusative singular marton, plural martoj, accusative plural martojn)

1. (sometimes capitalized) March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrto/, [ˈmɑ̝rt̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrto
• Syllabification^(key): mar‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): mar‧to

marras +‎ -o

marto

1. infertile (unable to reproduce)

   Synonyms: hedelmätön, lisääntymiskyvytön, maho

2. (archaic, poetic) dead or dying

   Synonym: marras

3. (archaic, poetic) barren, infertile

   Synonyms: karu, autio

Possibly connected to marto (etymology 1) referring to the pale part of something (hence connection with death).

marto

1. matrix (material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded) (used primarily in compound terms hiusmarto (“scalp”) and kynsimarto (“matrix, nail matrix”))
2. (botany) synonym of mykeröpohjus (“receptacle”)

• “marto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024

• Tarmo, armot, tarmo

Borrowed from Esperanto marto, Russian март (mart), ultimately from Latin Martius.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarto/

marto (plural marti)

1. March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)

From French marteau.

marto

1. hammer

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

From French marteau.

marto

1. hammer

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français