marten

mar·ten
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UK/ˈmɑː.tɪn/UK/ˈmɑː.tən/US/ˈmɑɹ.tən/US[ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]

noun

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

Similar
marten cat
OriginMiddle English martren ← Old French martrine ← Old Dutch *marthrīn →
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Meanings

marten1

nounmarten (plural martens)

plural martens

  1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

marten2

nounmarten (plural martens)

plural martens

  1. archaicArchaic form of martin (the bird).

    Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.

    1829, Magazine of Natural History, volume 1, page 402

Marten3

proper noun
  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounagile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

Similar
marten cat
Broader
musteline mammalmustelidmusteline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Dutch*marthrīn“of marten fur”
  2. Old Frenchmartrine“marten fur”
  3. Middle Englishmartren
  4. Englishmarten

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἴκτις
  • ἴκτις (íktis)mammal
Arabic دَلَق, خَزّ
  • دَلَق (dalaq)mammal
  • خَزّ (ḵazz)mammal
  • سَنْسَار (sansār)mammal
  • فَنَك (fanak)mammal
Basque lepahori
  • lepahorimammal
Bulgarian бя́лка
  • бя́лка (bjálka)mammal
Catalan marta, mart
  • martamammal
  • martmammal
Chinese Mandarin 貂
  • 貂 (diāo)mammal
Czech kuna
  • kunamammal
Danish mår
  • mårmammal
Dutch marter
  • martermammal
Esperanto marteso
  • martesomammal
Estonian nugis
  • nugismammal
Finnish näätä
  • näätämammal
French marte
  • martemammal
German Marder
  • Mardermammal
Greek δενδροκούναβο
  • δενδροκούναβο (dendrokoúnavo)mammal
Hebrew דלק
  • דלק (dalák)mammal
Hungarian nyest, nyuszt
  • nyestmammal
  • nyusztmammal
  • cobolymammal
Icelandic mörður
  • mörðurmammal
Irish cat crainn
  • cat crainnmammal
Italian martora
  • martoramammal
Japanese テン
  • テン (ten)mammal
Korean 담비
  • 담비 (dambi)mammal
Latin martēs
  • martēsmammal
Latvian cauna
  • caunamammal
Lithuanian kiaunė
  • kiaunėmammal
Malay mengkira, samur
  • mengkiramammal
  • samurmammal
Norwegian Bokmål mår
  • mårmammal
Norwegian Nynorsk mår
  • mårmammal
Persian سمور, خز
  • سمور (samur)mammal
  • خز (xaz)mammal
Polish kuna
  • kunamammal
Portuguese marta
  • martamammal
Romanian jder
  • jdermammal
Russian куни́ца
  • куни́ца (kuníca)mammal
Scottish Gaelic taghan
  • taghanmammal
Slovak kuna
  • kunamammal
Spanish marta
  • martamammal
Swedish mård
  • mårdmammal
Turkish sansar
  • sansarmammal
Ukrainian куни́ця
  • куни́ця (kunýcja)mammal
Welsh bele
  • belemammal
Yiddish מאַרדער
  • מאַרדער (marder)mammal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with marten

martinDiego Martin
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Sounds the same

martinMartin (in some accents)martinMartin (in some accents)

Anagrams

TermanManterMaternramentArmentRantem
Cite this entry
APA

marten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marten

MLA

“marten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marten.

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