LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

martēs

martēs f (genitive martis)
Classical[ˈmar.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.tes]

Meaning

  1. marten
  2. Medieval Latinmarten
  3. New Latintaxonomic genus of martens

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemartēsmartēs
genitivemartismartium
dativemartīmartibus
accusativemartemmartēs
martīs
ablativemartemartibus
vocativemartēsmartēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ancipiti Marte pugnatur
the issue of the battle is undecided.

martes, is, f.,
I. a marten: captā marte, Mart. 10, 37, 18 dub. (al. mele or maele).

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *marþuz (“marten”). More at marten.

Quick answers

What does martēs mean in Latin?
martēs, a noun, means “marten; marten; taxonomic genus of martens”.
What is the genitive of martēs?
The genitive singular is martis. martēs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce martēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.tes].