Martial

martial English Etymology From en la Martialis Roman cognomen, from la martiālis belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war, from la Mārs the god Mars; the planet Mars + la -ālis suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns. Pronunciation en /ˈmɑːʃəl/ RP en /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ GA en en-us-martial.ogg GA en ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl 2 en marshal martial en Mart ial Proper noun en male Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names). en Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges, circa 250 An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams. Related terms en Marcus and many descendants, e.g., en Mark en Martinus and many descendants, e.g., en Martin en martial Translations male given name Dutch: nl Martialis, Martial French: fr Martial Galician: gl Marcial m Italian: it Marziale Latin: la Martialis Occitan: oc Marçau m Polish: pl Marcjalis m Portuguese: pt Marcial Spanish: es Marcial Roman poet Bulgarian: bg Марциа́л m Danish: da Martial Dutch: nl Martialis German: de Martial Hungarian: hu Martialis Polish: pl Marcjalis m Portuguese: pt Marcial Russian: ru Марциа́л m Aragonese: an Marcial Adjective - en astronomy obsolete en martial of or relating to the planet Mars. en The Planet of War E[neas] S[weetland] Dallas Once a Week London Bradbury, Evans, and Co.11, Bouverie Street. 6 February 1869 III 58 (New Series) 74 https://books.google.com/books?id=2JNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA74 1 1696839 For, having found out by a careful series of observations, the parts of Mars' orbit where the planet entered upon its various seasons, he [William Herschel] noted that, soon after mid-winter of the northern hemisphere, the northern white spot attained its greatest dimensions, while the southern was reduced to a tiny oval of light; whereas half a Martial year later, the southern spot was at its largest, and the northern a mere speck when compared with its winter appearance. en chemistry medicine obsolete en martial Containing, or relating to, iron en 2013 From Alchemy to Chemistry John Read https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/From_Alchemy_to_Chemistry/_sPDAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=“vitriol+of+Venus”&pg=PT51&printsec=frontcover The association of the heavenly bodies with known metals and also with human organs and destinies goes back to ancient Chaldea, the land of astrologers. In Chaucer’s words: ‘The seven bodies eek, lo hear anon. Sol gold is, and Luna silver we declare; Mars yron, Mercurie is quyksilver; Saturnian leed; and Jubitur is tyn, and Venus coper, by my fathers kyn.’ […] Corresponding names were bestowed upon salts of these metals by the alchemists, and some of them have persisted down to the present day. Some examples are lunar caustic (silver nitrate); vitriol of Venus (copper sulphate); sugar of Saturn (lead acetate); and vitriol of Mars, or Martial vitriol (ferrous sulphate). Noun en chiefly science fiction obsolete en martial inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian. en The Spectator: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature, Theology, and Art London F. C. Westley 1892 LXIX 218 2 0038-6952 219844110 The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense in which there are terrestrials on our own planet, may have no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have say, may depend on senses of which we have absolutely no trace, Further reading Anagrams en aailmrt mail art marital en Celestial inhabitants French Etymology From fr la Martiālis. Name of a third century saint. Pronunciation Proper noun m fr male, in continuous use (though not particularly popular)