Marta

See also: marta, MARTA, Márta, Mártá, martā, Märta, Marťa, and Martą

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)tə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Marta

1. A female given name, variant of Martha.
2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name Ма́рта (Márta)

Derived terms

• Santa Marta
• Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Anagrams

• Matar, Tamar, Tamra, matra, trama

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmar.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmaɾ.ta]

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Marta

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarta]
• Rhymes: -arta
• Hyphenation: Mar‧ta

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Declension

Declension of Marta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Marta	Marty
genitive	Marty	Mart
dative	Martě	Martám
accusative	Martu	Marty
vocative	Marto	Marty
locative	Martě	Martách
instrumental	Martou	Martami

Further reading

• “Marta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Marta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Marta

1. animate genitive/accusative of Mars

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Marta f

1. Martha (biblical character)

Related terms

• Martha

Estonian

Proper noun

Marta

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name of biblical origin

Related terms

• Marve

Faroese

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name
2. (biblical) Martha

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Marta: Martuson
• daughter of Marta: Martudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Marta
accusative	Martu
dative	Martu
genitive	Martu

German

Alternative forms

• Martha

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Marta

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Proper noun

Marta f (proper noun, genitive singular Mörtu)

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Marta (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Marta
accusative	Mörtu
dative	Mörtu
genitive	Mörtu

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ta/
• Rhymes: -arta
• Hyphenation: Màr‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name of biblical origin

Anagrams

• tarma, trama

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Marta m sg (genitive Martae); first declension

1. a river in Latium, now still called this way

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Marta
genitive	Martae
dative	Martae
accusative	Martam
ablative	Martā
vocative	Marta

References

• “Marta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Marta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1591. Cognate to English Martha.

Proper noun

Marta f

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Marta was the only given name of 4209 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Marta

1. Martha (biblical character)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha; variant forms Martha, Marte, Marthe

Occitan

Proper noun

Marta f (Languedoc, Limousin)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Derived terms

• Marta fila, puèi debana

References

• Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN, page 377.
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 405

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Marta

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arta
• Syllabification: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Declension

Declension of Marta

	singular	plural
nominative	Marta	Marty
genitive	Marty	Mart
dative	Marcie	Martom
accusative	Martę	Marty
instrumental	Martą	Martami
locative	Marcie	Martach
vocative	Marto	Marty

Further reading

• Marta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Martha

Etymology

From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈmah.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈmah.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁ.tɐ/ [ˈmaχ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɻ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ
• Homophone: marta
• Hyphenation: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f (plural Martas)

1. a female given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Martha
2. (biblical) Martha (sister of Lazarus and Mary)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

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Marta f

1. a female given name

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarta/

Proper noun

Marta f (genitive singular Marty, nominative plural Marty, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Marta

	singular	plural
nominative	Marta	Marty
genitive	Marty	Márt
dative	Marte	Martám
accusative	Martu	Marty
locative	Marte	Martách
instrumental	Martou	Martami

Further reading

• “Marta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾta/ [ˈmaɾ.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -aɾta
• Syllabification: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha
2. Martha (biblical character)

Further reading

• “Marta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Marta c (genitive Martas)

1. Martha (biblical character).
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Anagrams

• matar, ramat