adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Mārtius1
Mārtius (feminine Mārtia, neuter Mārtium)
Classical[ˈmaːr.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.t͡si.us]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectiveof or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars
- adjectivefigurativelywarlike, martial
- adjectiveof or belonging to the planet Mars
- adjectiveof or pertaining to the month of March, of March, the first month of the traditional Roman year or third month of the Gregorian calendar
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Mārtī deō similisMārtius -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 16
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mārtius | Mārtia | Mārtium |
| genitive | Mārtiī | Mārtiae | Mārtiī |
| dative | Mārtiō | Mārtiae | Mārtiō |
| accusative | Mārtium | Mārtiam | Mārtium |
| ablative | Mārtiō | Mārtiā | Mārtiō |
| vocative | Mārtie | Mārtia | Mārtium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mārtiī | Mārtiae | Mārtia |
| genitive | Mārtiōrum | Mārtiārum | Mārtiōrum |
| dative | Mārtiīs | Mārtiīs | Mārtiīs |
| accusative | Mārtiōs | Mārtiās | Mārtia |
| ablative | Mārtiīs | Mārtiīs | Mārtiīs |
| vocative | Mārtiī | Mārtiae | Mārtia |
Martĭus, a, um, v. Mars, III.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Mārtius adj.,
of Mars: lupus, sacred to Mars, V.: legio, named for Mars: genus, descended from Mars, L.: gramen, i. e. the Field of Mars, H.— Warlike, martial, V., H.—Of the month of March (mensis Martius): Kalendae, the first of March, the festival of the matrons in honor of Juno Lucina, H.: Idūs, of March.
Origins
From Mārs + -ius. As a noun, ellipsis of Mārtius mēnsis m (“month of March”).