martini

See also: Martini and martíni

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.

Noun

martini (genitive)

1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Synonyms

• martinii

English

A classic martini

Alternative forms

• Martini
• martinus (hypercorrect, humorous)

Etymology

See Martini.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑɹˈtini/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɑːˈtiːni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

martini (countable and uncountable, plural martinis)

1. A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.

   Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?

   My boss is out on another of his three-martini lunches.

   • 1961 Jan, Robert Silverberg, Amazing Stories, page 26, column 2:

     Even at Juneau's prices, ten dollars worth of martinis is a lot of liquor to drink in an hour.

   • c. 1963, W[ystan] H[ugh] Auden, “Symmetries & Asymmetries”, in Edward Mendelson, editor, Collected Poems, New York: Random House, published 1976, →ISBN, page 551:

     Could any tiger
     Drink martinis, smoke cigars,
     And last as we do?

   • 1997, Caroline Courtauld, May Holdsworth, The Hong Kong Story, Oxford, Oxon; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21:

     He drank martini, played bridge in the club, and captured treaty-port life wickedly.

   • 2006, Joan [Elizabeth] Taylor, Conversations with Mr. Prain, Hoboken, N.J.: Melville House Publishing, →ISBN, page 172:

     I had the feeling that had he been a smoker he would have lit a cigarette at this moment. I suspected that once he had been a smoker, for he seemed as if he wished someone would offer him one. He drank martini instead.

   • 2007, Margaret S. Ngwa, Divine Love for Cleansing, Patron Publishing House, →ISBN, page 63:

     After the meal, they drank martini on the rocks in the lounge.

2. (sometimes proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

   I love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!

Derived terms

• apple martini
• appletini
• apricotini
• bacontini
• bananatini
• beertini
• berrytini
• blackberrytini
• blueberrytini
• brotini
• Campartini
• chaitini
• cherrytini
• chocolatini
• chocotini
• cinnamontini
• coffeetini
• cosmotini
• crantini
• cucumbertini
• dinnertini
• dirty martini
• dry martini
• espressotini
• flirtini
• fruitini
• gelatini
• gingertini
• gintini
• grapefruitini
• grapetini
• hazeltini
• Jägertini
• jalapenotini
• kiwitini
• kumquatini
• lemon drop martini
• lemon martini
• lemontini
• limetini
• lycheetini, litchitini
• Mai-Tini
• mangotini
• mantini
• mapletini
• margatini
• martinied
• martini effect
• martini shot
• matchatini
• melontini
• milktini
• mocktini
• mojitini, mojitotini
• momtini
• nicotini
• okratini
• oniontini
• orangetini
• passiontini
• peachtini
• peartini
• peppermintini
• peppertini
• pickletini
• pineappletini
• plumtini
• pomtini
• porn-star martini
• pornstar martini
• porn star martini
• pumpkintini
• quarantini
• rumtini
• saketini
• sangriatini
• seltzertini
• tequilatini
• tequini
• three-martini lunch
• tomatini
• Vegemitini
• vesper martini
• vodkatini
• watermelontini
• whiskeytini
• winetini

Descendants

• → Japanese: マティーニ (matīni)

Translations

cocktail

• Armenian: մարտինի (hy) (martini)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬提尼酒 / 马提尼酒 (mǎtíníjiǔ)

• Dutch: martini (nl) m
• Finnish: martini (fi)
• French: martini (fr) m
• German: Martini (de) m
• Hungarian: martini (hu)
• Italian: martini (it) m
• Japanese: マティーニ (matīni)
• Macedonian: марти́ни n (martíni)
• Polish: martini (pl) n
• Portuguese: martíni (pt) m
• Russian: марти́ни (ru) m or n (martíni)
• Spanish: martini (es) m
• Turkish: martini (tr)

Further reading

• Martini (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• antimir, itramin

Finnish

Etymology

From English martini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrtini/, [ˈmɑ̝rt̪ini]
• Rhymes: -ɑrtini
• Syllabification^(key): mar‧ti‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

martini

1. martini

Declension

Inflection of martini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		martini	martinit
genitive		martinin	martinien
partitive		martinia	martineja
illative		martiniin	martineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		martini	martinit
accusative	nom.	martini	martinit
	gen.	martinin
genitive		martinin	martinien
partitive		martinia	martineja
inessive		martinissa	martineissa
elative		martinista	martineista
illative		martiniin	martineihin
adessive		martinilla	martineilla
ablative		martinilta	martineilta
allative		martinille	martineille
essive		martinina	martineina
translative		martiniksi	martineiksi
abessive		martinitta	martineitta
instructive		—	martinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of martini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative martinini martinini accusative nom. martinini martinini gen. martinini genitive martinini martinieni partitive martiniani martinejani inessive martinissani martineissani elative martinistani martineistani illative martiniini martineihini adessive martinillani martineillani ablative martiniltani martineiltani allative martinilleni martineilleni essive martininani martineinani translative martinikseni martineikseni abessive martinittani martineittani instructive — — comitative — martineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative martinisi martinisi accusative nom. martinisi martinisi gen. martinisi genitive martinisi martiniesi partitive martiniasi martinejasi inessive martinissasi martineissasi elative martinistasi martineistasi illative martiniisi martineihisi adessive martinillasi martineillasi ablative martiniltasi martineiltasi allative martinillesi martineillesi essive martininasi martineinasi translative martiniksesi martineiksesi abessive martinittasi martineittasi instructive — — comitative — martineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative martinimme martinimme accusative nom. martinimme martinimme gen. martinimme genitive martinimme martiniemme partitive martiniamme martinejamme inessive martinissamme martineissamme elative martinistamme martineistamme illative martiniimme martineihimme adessive martinillamme martineillamme ablative martiniltamme martineiltamme allative martinillemme martineillemme essive martininamme martineinamme translative martiniksemme martineiksemme abessive martinittamme martineittamme instructive — — comitative — martineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative martininne martininne accusative nom. martininne martininne gen. martininne genitive martininne martinienne partitive martinianne martinejanne inessive martinissanne martineissanne elative martinistanne martineistanne illative martiniinne martineihinne adessive martinillanne martineillanne ablative martiniltanne martineiltanne allative martinillenne martineillenne essive martininanne martineinanne translative martiniksenne martineiksenne abessive martinittanne martineittanne instructive — — comitative — martineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative martininsa martininsa accusative nom. martininsa martininsa gen. martininsa genitive martininsa martiniensa partitive martiniaan martiniansa martinejaan martinejansa inessive martinissaan martinissansa martineissaan martineissansa elative martinistaan martinistansa martineistaan martineistansa illative martiniinsa martineihinsa adessive martinillaan martinillansa martineillaan martineillansa ablative martiniltaan martiniltansa martineiltaan martineiltansa allative martinilleen martinillensa martineilleen martineillensa essive martininaan martininansa martineinaan martineinansa translative martinikseen martiniksensa martineikseen martineiksensa abessive martinittaan martinittansa martineittaan martineittansa instructive — — comitative — martineineen martineinensa

Further reading

• “martini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Noun

martini m

1. plural of martino

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *Māwortis?

Proto-Italic *Māmart-?

Old Latin Māvors

Latin Mārs, Mārtis

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnus

Latin Martinusder.

Italian Martino

Italian Martin

Latin -ī

Italian -i

Italian Martinibor.

English Martini

English martiniubor.

Polish martini

Unadapted borrowing from English martini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marˈti.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -iɲi
• Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

martini n (indeclinable)

1. martini (cocktail)

Further reading

• “martini”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈtini/ [maɾˈt̪i.ni]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: mar‧ti‧ni

Noun

martini m (plural martinis)

1. martini

Further reading

• “martini”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025