English → Latin
“martial” in Latin
bellicōsuswarlike, fierce, bellicosepugnāxcombative, fond of fighting, pugnacious, aggressivefortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast, stout; courageous, braveferōxwild, bold, fierce; defiant, arrogantMārtiālisof or pertaining to Mars; a priest of Mars; soldiers of the Legiō Mārtia
The English word martial itself goes back to Latin Mārs, through mārtiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
martial
bellicosus; pugnax; fortis; ferox: a martial people, gens bellicosa (☞ not populus bellator, which is poetical): a court-martial, *quaestio militaris; *judicium militare: to hold a court-martial, *militari modo, or more quaerere, or cognoscere de aliquo (Bau.). Vid: also, COURT-MARTIAL.
Martial
Martialis, -is (m.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for martial?
- The usual Latin words for “martial” are bellicōsus, pugnāx, fortis; also ferōx, Mārtiālis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.