Martianus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Mārs, Mārtis +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maːr.tiˈaː.nus/, [mäːrt̪iˈäːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mar.t͡siˈa.nus/, [märt̪͡s̪iˈäːnus]

Adjective

Mārtiānus (feminine Mārtiāna, neuter Mārtiānum); first/second-declension adjective

(relational)

  1. of or relating to the god Mars
  2. of or relating to the planet Mars, Martian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative Mārtiānus Mārtiāna Mārtiānum Mārtiānī Mārtiānae Mārtiāna
Genitive Mārtiānī Mārtiānae Mārtiānī Mārtiānōrum Mārtiānārum Mārtiānōrum
Dative Mārtiānō Mārtiānō Mārtiānīs
Accusative Mārtiānum Mārtiānam Mārtiānum Mārtiānōs Mārtiānās Mārtiāna
Ablative Mārtiānō Mārtiānā Mārtiānō Mārtiānīs
Vocative Mārtiāne Mārtiāna Mārtiānum Mārtiānī Mārtiānae Mārtiāna

Proper noun

Mārtiānus m sg (genitive Mārtiānī, feminine Mārtiāna); second declension

  1. A praenomen — famously held by:
    1. Mārtiānus Capella, a Roman jurist, writer and poet from Carthage
  2. (New Latin, demonym) a Martian
  3. Alternative form of Mārciānus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mārtiānus
Genitive Mārtiānī
Dative Mārtiānō
Accusative Mārtiānum
Ablative Mārtiānō
Vocative Mārtiāne

Descendants
  • Italian: Marzano
  • → Middle English: Marcyan
  • → French: Marcien, marcien
  • → Italian: Marziano, marziano
  • → Portuguese: Marciano, marciano
  • → Spanish: Marciano, marciano

References
  • “Martianus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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