martial

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːʃəl/
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• General-American: /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
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• homophone: marshal
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• homophone: Marshall
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• homophone: Martial
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• CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English martial, marcial, mercial, mercialle (“relating to war, warlike; military; for use in fighting or warfare; brave, hardy; combative, fierce; ruthless, vicious; domineering, overbearing”), from Middle French martial (modern French martial (“martial”)), or directly from its etymon Latin mārtiālis (“of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war”), from Mārtius (“of or pertaining to Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The English word is cognate with Italian marziale (“martial”), Portuguese marcial (“martial”), Spanish marcial (“martial”).

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: вае́нны (vajénny) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Bulgarian: вое́нен (voénen) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Catalan: marcial — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Czech: bojový — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Finnish: sotainen — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Finnish: sotaisa — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• French: martial — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Georgian: საბრძოლო (sabrʒolo) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• German: kriegerisch — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• German: martialisch — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• German: kampflustig — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Greek: πολεμικός (polemikós) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Hungarian: harci — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Hungarian: háborús — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Hungarian: marciális — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Irish: badhbha — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Irish: míleata — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Italian: marziale — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Macedonian: воен (voen) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Middle English: marcyan — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Polish: wojenny — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Portuguese: marcial — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Portuguese: bélico — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Russian: вое́нный (vojénnyj) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Spanish: marcial — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Swedish: krigslik — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Swedish: krigisk — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Swedish: martialisk — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Turkish: savaşçıl — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Ukrainian: військо́вий (vijsʹkóvyj) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Ukrainian: воє́нний (vojénnyj) — of, relating to, or suggestive of war — see also warlike
• Bulgarian: военен (voenen) — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Finnish: sota- — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Finnish: sotilas- — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• French: martial — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• German: soldatisch — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• German: militärisch — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Hungarian: hadi — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Portuguese: marcial — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Russian: вое́нный (vojénnyj) — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Russian: во́инский (vóinskij) — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Turkish: askerî — relating to or connected with armed forces or military life
• Bulgarian: войнствен (vojnstven) — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Finnish: sotilaallinen — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• French: martial — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• German: kriegerisch — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• German: soldatisch — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Hungarian: délceg — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Hungarian: katonás — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Hungarian: harcias — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Latin: bellax — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Portuguese: marcial — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Portuguese: soldadesco — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Russian: боево́й (bojevój) — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Russian: во́инский (vóinskij) — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Spanish: marcial — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Spanish: soldadesco — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Spanish: castrense — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Turkish: savaşçıl — characteristic of or befitting a warrior
• Finnish: rautapitoinen — containing, or relating to iron
• Finnish: rauta- — containing, or relating to iron
• Finnish: raudan- — containing, or relating to iron
• Dutch: Martialis — male given name
• Dutch: Martial — male given name
• French: Martial — male given name
• Galician: Marcial — male given name
• Italian: Marziale — male given name
• Latin: Martialis — male given name
• Occitan: Marçau — male given name
• Polish: Marcjalis — male given name
• Portuguese: Marcial — male given name
• Spanish: Marcial — male given name
• Bulgarian: Марциа́л (Marciál) — Roman poet
• Danish: Martial — Roman poet
• Dutch: Martialis — Roman poet
• German: Martial — Roman poet
• Hungarian: Martialis — Roman poet
• Polish: Marcjalis — Roman poet
• Portuguese: Marcial — Roman poet
• Russian: Марциа́л (Marciál) — Roman poet