martel

Etymology

Old French martel (modern French marteau), from Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, a variant of marculus (“small hammer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːtəl/

Noun

martel (plural martels)

1. A hammer, especially a war hammer.

Verb

martel (third-person singular simple present martels, present participle martelling, simple past and past participle martelled)

1. (obsolete) To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.

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Anagrams

• Tramel, armlet, malter, tramel

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Verb

martel

1. first-person singular present indicative of martelen
2. imperative of martelen

Noun

martel m (plural martels)

1. (Jersey) cognac

Etymology

From Latin martellus.

Noun

martel m (oblique plural marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative singular marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative plural martel)

1. hammer (tool)