Mars
English
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹz/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z
Audio (US) (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from older Latin (older than 75 BCE) Māvors.
Proper noun
Mars (plural (rare) Marses)
- (astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂
- Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.
- 1953, John Wyndham [pseudonym; John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris], “Phase One”, in The Kraken Wakes, Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, published 1966, page 12:
- ‘There’s another one. There can’t be two Marses,’ said Phyllis. / And sure enough there was. A smaller red point, a little up from, and to the right of, the first.
- 1964 November 30, Philip K[indred] Dick, “[To Carol Carr]”, in The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, volume 1 (1938–1971), Grass Valley, Calif.: Underwood Books, published 1996, →ISBN, page 136:
- Well, see, we’re building a steam-driven solar system from a kit. (Cheaper than the Japanese miniaturized, transistorized models, which have two Marses and no Earth sometimes.)
- 1977, Ian Watson, “Mummy-cloth”, in The Martian Inca, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, section four, page 47:
- The planet Mars, seen by Cro-Magnon eyes, presumably was a blue summer world with air and water. Winter Mars, seen by modem man, a red ice-capped desert. Two Marses coincided briefly in his mind’s eye, then rushed apart into endless cycles of Red and Blue … Human fingers intended to halt Mars at the moment of perfection, and hold a whole world there!
- 2018 September 22, Marissa Carruthers, “Five of the best places to go off grid in Asia, get back to nature and away from office phone calls”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 23 September 2018, Travel & Leisure:
- With its Mars-like landscape, visiting Gurbantunggut Desert feels like escaping to another world.
- (Roman mythology) The Roman god of war.
- Synonym: Ares
- Mars was the lover of Venus, and together they had a daughter called Harmonia.
- (poetic) War; a personification of war.
- In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.
- 1918, Ruth Stanley Farnam, A Nation at Bay: What an American Woman Saw and Did in Suffering Serbia, page 57:
- Mars rode upon the storm of horror and drank his fill of pain and blood. When the Serbian Army retreated before the foe, four times its own strength, it went backward facing the enemy and fighting every step of the way.
- 1944, McGraw-Hill, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 145, page 54:
- A relieved world then will eagerly turn to the task of reclaiming the destruction wrought by Mars ... A tremendous task, filled with infinite possibilities ... A profitable task, according to how well you are prepared to do your part in the rehabilitation ...
- 1975, Helen Diane Russell, Jeffrey Blanchard, Jacques Callot: Prints & Related Drawings, Issue 21, page 10:
- The plague, inevitable companion of Mars, ravaged the populace.
Synonyms
- (astronomy, astrology): ♂
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Mars (uncountable)
- (heraldry, rare) Gules (red), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
- 1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry, in two parts ... second edition ..., pages 76-77:
- 4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. 5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol. [...] 12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the Kings of England.
- 1718, Samuel Kent, The Grammar of Heraldry [...] Second Edition:
- George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland. 4th. Seme party per Pale, and per Chevron enarche, in the Ist Mars, two Lions passant guardant Sol, for Brunswick. In the 2d Partition Sol, semy of Hearts Mars, and a Lion rampant Jupiter, armed and langued of the First, for Luneburg. The base is Mars, a Horse currant Luna, over these last on an Inescocheon, Constantine's Crown. All within the Garter. Above the whole a Helmet suitable to his Majesty's Royal Jurisdiction, upon the same a rich Mantle of Cloth of Gold, doubled Ermine, a […]
- 1735, Francis Nichols, The Irish Compendium [...] vol. III of the British Compendium, second edition, page 80:
- 8. Tierce in Mantle, first Mars, two Lions passant-guardant in pale, Sol, for Brunswick; 2d Sol, Semi of Hearts proper, a Lion rampant Jupiter, for Lunenburgh; 3d, ente en Point, Mars, an Horse currant Luna, for Saxony. Note, these Ensigns (which are the paternal Coat of his Majesty King George) I have added as an Example, to shew the Form of what foreign Heralds term Tierce in Mantle, ente en Pointe, &c. […]
- 1737, Benjamin Martin, Bibliotheca Technologica: Or, a Philological Library, page 631:
- ARMS. QUARTERLY, in the first grand Quarter Mars, three Lions passant-guardant in Pale, Sol; the Imperial Ensigns of England, impaled with the Royal Arms of Scotland, which are Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure flower'd and counterflower'd with Fleurs-de-lis, Mars. The second Quarter is the Royal Arms of France, viz. Jupiter, three Fleurs-de-lis, Sol. The third, the Ensign of Ireland, which is, Jupiter, an Harp Sol, stringed Luna.
- (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Iron.
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) planets of the Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Phobos, Deimos
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— | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |
Etymology 2

After Franklin Clarence Mars, who founded the company that produces these chocolate bars. His surname is possibly a variant of Marrs,[1] itself from Marr with post-medieval excrescent -s.[2]
Proper noun
Mars
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Etymology 3
Alternative form.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mars”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 521.
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marrs”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 521.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Mars
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmars]
- Oblique cases of the inanimate sense are pronounced /marz-/.
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ars
Proper noun
Mars m inan (related adjective marsovský or marťanský or martský, demonym Marťan)
- (inanimate) Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system
Declension
Proper noun
Mars m anim (related adjective Marsův or Martův)
Declension
See also
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Notable moons |
— | — | Měsíc | Phobos/Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymed Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |
Further reading
Mars (mytologie) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs
Mars (planeta) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs
- Mars in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Mars in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- The template Template:R:cs:Nase rec does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Jitka Štindlová, Zaměřil dalekohled na Jupiter nebo na Jupitera?, Naše řeč, volume 49 (1966)
Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑrs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mars
- Rhymes: -ɑrs
- Homophone: mars
Etymology 2
First attested as mersche in 1307. Derived from meers (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”).
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrs/
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʂː/
- Rhymes: -aʂː
- Homophone: mars
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mars |
Accusative | Mars |
Dative | Marsi |
Genitive | Mars |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑrs/, [ˈmɑ̝rs̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrs
- Syllabification(key): Mars
Declension
Inflection of Mars (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Mars | — | ||
genitive | Marsin | — | ||
partitive | Marsia | — | ||
illative | Marsiin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Mars | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Mars | — | |
gen. | Marsin | |||
genitive | Marsin | — | ||
partitive | Marsia | — | ||
inessive | Marsissa | — | ||
elative | Marsista | — | ||
illative | Marsiin | — | ||
adessive | Marsilla | — | ||
ablative | Marsilta | — | ||
allative | Marsille | — | ||
essive | Marsina | — | ||
translative | Marsiksi | — | ||
abessive | Marsitta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Notable moons |
— | — | Kuu | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Japetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Kharon | Dysnomia |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁs/
Audio (file)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʁs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mars
Proper noun
Mars m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mars' or (with an article) Mars)
Declension
Derived terms
- Marsoberfläche
Declension
Etymology 2
From Low German [Term?].
Declension
or
See also
References
- “Mars” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mars (Planet)” in Duden online
- “Mars (Römischer Gott)” in Duden online
- “Mars (Plattform, Schiff)” in Duden online
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒrʃ]
- Hyphenation: Mars
- Rhymes: -ɒrʃ
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Mars | — |
accusative | Marsot | — |
dative | Marsnak | — |
instrumental | Marssal | — |
causal-final | Marsért | — |
translative | Marssá | — |
terminative | Marsig | — |
essive-formal | Marsként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Marsban | — |
superessive | Marson | — |
adessive | Marsnál | — |
illative | Marsba | — |
sublative | Marsra | — |
allative | Marshoz | — |
elative | Marsból | — |
delative | Marsról | — |
ablative | Marstól | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Marsé | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Marséi | — |
Possessive forms of Mars | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Marsom | — |
2nd person sing. | Marsod | — |
3rd person sing. | Marsa | — |
1st person plural | Marsunk | — |
2nd person plural | Marsotok | — |
3rd person plural | Marsuk | — |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmar̥s/
- Rhymes: -ar̥s
- Homophone: mars
Declension
See also
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Notable moons |
— | — | Tunglið | Fóbos Deimos |
— | Íó Evrópa Ganýmedes Kallistó |
Mímas Enkeladus Teþis Díóne Rea Títan Japetus |
Míranda Aríel Úmbríel Títanía Óberon |
Tríton | Karon | Dysnómía |
Irish
Declension
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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See also
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Mars | Mhars | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Mars”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Mars” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Mars” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis,[1] or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-. If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change.[2] Mamers was his Oscan name. He was also known as Marmor, Marmar and Maris, the latter from the Etruscan deity Maris. See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Mamartei) is attested.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maːrs/, [mäːrs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mars/, [märs]
Proper noun
Mārs m sg (genitive Mārtis); third declension
Usage notes
The name of the god could, through interpretatio romana, serve to replace the name of a war god in a foreign language. Thus Saxo Grammaticus, for example, uses the term to refer to the Norse god Odin, alternating it with the borrowed form Ōthinus.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Mārs |
Genitive | Mārtis |
Dative | Mārtī |
Accusative | Mārtem |
Ablative | Mārte |
Vocative | Mārs |
Noun
Mārs m (genitive Mārtis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Mārs | Mārtēs |
Genitive | Mārtis | Mārtum |
Dative | Mārtī | Mārtibus |
Accusative | Mārtem | Mārtēs |
Ablative | Mārte | Mārtibus |
Vocative | Mārs | Mārtēs |
Derived terms
- diēs Mārtis
- Mārcus
- mārtiaticus
- mārticola
- mārticultor
- Mārtigena
- mārtiobarbulus
- mārtius
- mārtiālis
Descendants
References
- Walde, Alois & Hofmann, Johann Baptist. 1954. Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd vol. (M-Z), 3rd edition, pp. 43-45.
- de Vaan, Michiel. 2008. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, p. 366.
Latvian
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mars/
Proper noun
Mars
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: Mars
See also
References
- “Mars, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.
Northern Sami
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Norwegian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maːrs/, [maːʂ]
Polish
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mars/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -ars
- Syllabification: Mars
Declension
Declension
See also
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IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | Eris | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon |
Tryton | Charon | Dysnomia |
Etymology 2
After Franklin Clarence Mars founder of Mars, Incorporated.
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mârs/
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /máːrs/
Inflection
Planet:
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Márs | |
genitive | Mársa | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Márs | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Mársa | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Mársu | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Márs | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Mársu | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Mársom |
God (or sometimes the planet):
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Márs | |
genitive | Mársa | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Márs | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Mársa | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Mársu | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Mársa | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Mársu | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Mársom |
Tatar
Declension
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Tok Pisin
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mars/
Further reading
- “Mars (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Wolof
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 155