martin

From Middle French martin (French martinet).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/

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• Hyphenation: mar‧tin
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
• Homophone: marten

martin (plural martins)

1. Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
   • 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 150:

     Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs: / In these, in those the life is stay’d.

• martin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• swallow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Antrim, matrin

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.tɛ̃/

martin m (plural martins)

1. bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family

• “martin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• mirant, rimant

martin m (invariable)

1. Only used in martin pescatore

Borrowed from French martin.

martin m (plural martini)

1. bird of either the starling family, or of the kingfisher family.