name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
martel
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈmɑːtəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R T EH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A hammer, especially a war hammer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).