mars

See also: Mars, MARS, mârs, marš, Марс, and марс

English

 Mars (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːz/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z

• Audio (US):

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Verb

mars

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of mar

Noun

mars

1. plural of mar

Anagrams

• M.R.A.S., S/MAR, MRAs, SARM, MRSA, mas'r, ASMR, MSAR, Rams, RAMs, Masr, AMRs, ASRM, rasm, arms, ARMs, SRAM, rams

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin martius (“March”).

Noun

mars m (definite marsi)

1. March

   Synonym: (archaic) lagaterë

Declension

Declension of mars

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mars	marsi
accusative		marsin
dat./abl.	marsi	marsit

See also

Gregorian calendar months: muajedit

• janar
• shkurt
• mars
• prill
• maj
• qershor
• korrik
• gusht
• shtator
• tetor
• nëntor
• dhjetor

Atong (India)

Alternative forms

• march

Etymology

From English March.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mars/

Noun

mars (Bengali script মার্স)

1. March

Synonyms

• choi•etja

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian مارس (mârs).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

mars (definite accusative marsı, plural marslar)

1. (backgammon) gammon (a game in which one player removes all his checkers before his opponent can remove any, and counted as a double win)

   Marsdan qaçan oyunu aparar!

   One who [manages to] escape the gammon will win the game!

Declension

Declension of mars

	singular	plural
nominative	mars	marslar
definite accusative	marsı	marsları
dative	marsa	marslara
locative	marsda	marslarda
ablative	marsdan	marslardan
definite genitive	marsın	marsların

Possessive forms of mars

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsım	marslarım
sənin (“your”)	marsın	marsların
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsı	marsları
bizim (“our”)	marsımız	marslarımız
sizin (“your”)	marsınız	marslarınız
onların (“their”)	marsı or marsları	marsları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsımı	marslarımı
sənin (“your”)	marsını	marslarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsını	marslarını
bizim (“our”)	marsımızı	marslarımızı
sizin (“your”)	marsınızı	marslarınızı
onların (“their”)	marsını or marslarını	marslarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsıma	marslarıma
sənin (“your”)	marsına	marslarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsına	marslarına
bizim (“our”)	marsımıza	marslarımıza
sizin (“your”)	marsınıza	marslarınıza
onların (“their”)	marsına or marslarına	marslarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsımda	marslarımda
sənin (“your”)	marsında	marslarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsında	marslarında
bizim (“our”)	marsımızda	marslarımızda
sizin (“your”)	marsınızda	marslarınızda
onların (“their”)	marsında or marslarında	marslarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsımdan	marslarımdan
sənin (“your”)	marsından	marslarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsından	marslarından
bizim (“our”)	marsımızdan	marslarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	marsınızdan	marslarınızdan
onların (“their”)	marsından or marslarından	marslarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	marsımın	marslarımın
sənin (“your”)	marsının	marslarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	marsının	marslarının
bizim (“our”)	marsımızın	marslarımızın
sizin (“your”)	marsınızın	marslarınızın
onların (“their”)	marsının or marslarının	marslarının

Catalan

Noun

mars

1. plural of mar

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑrs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: mars
• Rhymes: -ɑrs

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mars m (plural marsen, diminutive marsje n)

1. march

Derived terms

• dagmars
• opmars

Related terms

• marcheren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: mars
• → Papiamentu: mars

Interjection

mars

1. march! (military command)

   Voorwaarts, mars! ― Forward, march!

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mars f (plural marsen, diminutive marsje n)

1. basket (usually worn on the back like a rucksack)
2. (nautical) the platform at the top of the lower mast of a sailing ship

Related terms

• marskramer
• marszeil

Etymology 3

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

Noun

mars f (plural marsen, diminutive marsje n)

1. (Suriname, vulgar) ass, arse
   • 2018, Killer Kamal, “Natuur”:

     Ik tjap die beats als marsepein / verkracht die beats anaal, doe hun marsen pijn

     I devour beats like marzipan / rape beats anally, hurt their anuses

   • 2020 September 9, Rasit Elibol, “‘Laat ze me mars eten’ [Let them kiss my ass]”, in De Groene Amsterdammer‎, retrieved 30 July 2021:

     ‘Eerst hebben ze ons geleerd dat het slecht was om je eigen taal te spreken! Dan nu aksepteren zij als eerste diezelfde taalinvloeden! Laat ze me mars eten.’

     'First they taught us that it was bad to speak your own language! Yet now they are the first to accept the same linguistic influences! Let them kiss my ass.'

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

mars m

1. March (month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

Gregorian calendar monthsedit

• januar
• februar
• mars
• apríl
• mai
• juni
• juli
• august
• september
• oktober
• november
• desember

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German marsch!, French marche!, or alternatively and less likely, an irregular imperative form of marssia (compare seis < seistä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrs/, [ˈmɑ̝rs̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrs
• Syllabification^(key): mars
• Hyphenation^(key): mars

Interjection

mars!

1. march! (military command)

Further reading

• “mars”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mars, from Latin (mensis) mārtius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁs/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Massy)):

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• Rhymes: -aʁs

Noun

mars m (plural mars)

1. March (month)

Derived terms

• arriver comme mars en carême
• grand mars
• ides de mars
• mi-mars

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: mas
• → Iranian Persian: مارس (mârs)
• → South Azerbaijani: مارس (mars)
• → Tunisian Arabic: مارس (mārs)

See also

Gregorian calendar months: mois du calendrier grégorienedit

• janvier
• février
• mars
• avril
• mai
• juin
• juillet
• août
• septembre
• octobre
• novembre
• décembre

• Mars

Further reading

• “mars”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

mars

Wikipedia ^is

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥s/

  Rhymes: -ar̥s

  Homophone: Mars

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mārtiī, genitive singular of mārtius (“relating to Mars”), from Mārs (“Mars, Roman god of war and agriculture”).

Noun

mars m (genitive singular mars, no plural)

1. March

   Synonym: marsmánuður

Declension

Declension of mars (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	mars
accusative	mars
dative	mars
genitive	mars

Derived terms

• marsbyrjun
• marsmánuður

See also

  Icelandic month names

Icelandic months (appendix, Icelandic Wikipedia)
janúar, -mánuður	febrúar, -mánuður	mars, -mánuður	apríl, -mánuður	maí, -mánuður	júní, -mánuður	júlí, -mánuður	ágúst, -mánuður	september, -mánuður	október, -mánuður	nóvember, -mánuður	desember, -mánuður

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish march (“march”), from French marche (“walk, march”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *markōną.

Noun

mars m (genitive singular mars, nominative plural marsar)

1. march (musical piece such as is played while marching)
2. march (type of dance)

Declension

Declension of mars (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mars	marsinn	marsar	marsarnir
accusative	mars	marsinn	marsa	marsana
dative	mars	marsinum	mörsum	mörsunum
genitive	mars	marsins	marsa	marsanna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mars, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmars/ [ˈmars]
• Syllabification: mars

Noun

mars (plural mars-mars)

1. march (a formal, rhythmic way of walking)
2. march (any song in the genre of music written for marching)

Further reading

• “mars” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French mars.

Noun

mars

1. March

Middle English

Etymology

From Mars, borrowed from Latin Mars. So named because of its astrological association with the planet.

Noun

mars (uncountable)

1. (rare) The blackish, magnetic metal susceptible to rust; iron.
   • 1475, The Book of Quintessence:

     In þat wiyn or watir ȝe quenche mars manye tymes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• iren

See also

• Mars

References

• “Mars, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mars (måned)

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑrs/, [mɑʂ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʂ

Noun

mars m (indeclinable)

1. March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

Gregorian calendar months: månader i den gregorianske kalenderen, måneder i den gregorianske kalenderedit

• januar
• februar
• mars
• april
• mai
• juni
• juli
• august
• september
• oktober
• november
• desember

References

• “mars” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Månaden mars

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Latin mārtius (“month of the god Mars”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʂː/ (some dialects)

Noun

mars m (indeclinable)

1. March (third month)

References

• “mars” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin mārtius.

Noun

mars oblique singular, m (oblique plural mars, nominative singular mars, nominative plural mars)

1. March (month)

Descendants

• Anglo-Norman: marche
  • → Middle English: March, Marche, Mersh, Mearch, Marz, Mars, Marce
    • English: March (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: Mairch
• Middle French: mars
  • French: mars
    • Haitian Creole: mas
    • → Iranian Persian: مارس (mârs)
    • → South Azerbaijani: مارس (mars)
    • → Tunisian Arabic: مارس (mārs)
• Norman: mar, mâr
• Walloon: måss

Etymology 2

see marc

Noun

mars m

1. oblique plural of marc
2. nominative singular of marc

Old Norse

Noun

mars

1. genitive singular of marr

Romansch

Alternative forms

• marz (Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin mārtius (“of March”).

Proper noun

mars m

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) March

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

mars

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʂː/

• Audio:

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Noun

mars c

1. March (month)

Synonyms

• ugglemånad
• vårmånad

Derived terms

• marsmånad
• marsmånaden (definite form for mars)

References

• mars in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mars in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mars in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• arms, rams

Tagalog

Etymology

From mare +‎ -s, from the 2010s. Popularized by the talk show of the same name.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾs/ [ˈmaɹs]
• Rhymes: -aɾs
• Syllabification: mars

Noun

mars (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. alternative form of mare

See also

• bes
• pards