LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst-declension one-termination adjective

mārtigena

mārtigena (genitive mārtigenae)
Classical[maːrˈtɪ.ɡɛ.na]Ecclesiastical[marˈtiː.d͡ʒe.na]

Meaning

  1. one terminationpoeticchild of Mars (the god of war), begotten by Mars
    Rusticus est nimium, quem laedit adultera coniunx, / et notos mores non satis urbis habet / in qua Martigenae non sunt sine crimine nati / Romulus Iliades Iliadesque Remus.16 BCE, Ovidius, Amores 3.4.39
    Pluris opes nunc sunt quam prisci temporis annis, / dum populus pauper, dum nova Roma fuit, / dum casa Martigenam capiebat parva Quirinum, / et dabat exiguum fluminis ulva torum.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.199

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemārtigenamārtigenamārtigena
genitivemārtigenaemārtigenaemārtigenae
dativemārtigenaemārtigenaemārtigenae
accusativemārtigenammārtigenammārtigena
ablativemārtigenāmārtigenāmārtigenā
vocativemārtigenamārtigenamārtigena
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemārtigenaemārtigenaemārtigena
genitivemārtigenārummārtigenārummārtigenārum
dativemārtigenīsmārtigenīsmārtigenīs
accusativemārtigenāsmārtigenāsmārtigena
ablativemārtigenīsmārtigenīsmārtigenīs
vocativemārtigenaemārtigenaemārtigena

Martĭgĕna, ae, comm. Mars-gigno,
I. Mars-born, begotten by Mars (poet.): Martigenae ... Romulus Iliades, Iliadesque Remus, Ov. Am. 3, 4, 39: Martigena Quirinus, id. F. 1, 199: vulgus, i. e. martial, Sil 16, 533.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*Māwortis?
  2. Proto-Italic*Māmart-?
  3. Old LatinMāvors
  4. Latinmārtigena

Latin -gena Latin mārtigena From Mārs (“Mars (god)”) + -gena (“born from”).

Quick answers

What does mārtigena mean in Latin?
mārtigena, a adjective, means “child of Mars (the god of war), begotten by Mars”.
How do you pronounce mārtigena?
In classical Latin, [maːrˈtɪ.ɡɛ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [marˈtiː.d͡ʒe.na].
Where does mārtigena come from?
Proto-Italic *Māwortis? → Proto-Italic *Māmart-? → Old Latin Māvors → Latin mārtigena.