martin
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (5)martins
- French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)Synonyms: Martin of ToursSt. MartinInstance of bishop, saint
- United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)Synonyms: Steve MartinInstance of actor, comedian
- United States actress (1913-1990)Synonyms: Mary MartinInstance of actress
- United States singer (1917-1995)Synonyms: Dean MartinDino Paul CrocettiInstance of singer, vocalist
- any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around MartinmasType of swallowKinds purple martin, bank martin, house martin
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Translations
Noun martin, swallow-like bird
- Spanish
- avión
- French
- hirondelle de fenêtre
- German
- Mehlschwalbe
- Portuguese
- andorinha
- Turkish
- kırlangıç
- Arabic
- سُنُونُو sunūnū
- Japanese
- イワツバメ iwatsubame
- Greek
- χελιδόνι chelidóni
- Korean
- 제비 jebi
- Hungarian
- molnárfecske
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: Etymol. uncertain.
A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
Origin: F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.
Zoology One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.]
☞ The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis or Progne purpurea), and the European house martin, or window martin (Hirundo urbica or Chelidon urbica), are the best known species.
Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy. — Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird. — Sand martin, the bank swallow.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54