Mars

English

English Wikipedia has articles on:

Mars (mythology) and Mars (planet)

Wikipedia Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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Etymology 1

From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from older Latin (older than 75 BCE) Māvors.

Proper noun

Mars (plural (rare) Marses)

2. (astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂

   Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.

   • 1953, John Wyndham [pseudonym; John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris], “Phase One”, in The Kraken Wakes, Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, published 1966, page 12:

     ‘There’s another one. There can’t be two Marses,’ said Phyllis. / And sure enough there was. A smaller red point, a little up from, and to the right of, the first.

   • 1964 November 30, Philip K[indred] Dick, “”, in The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, volume 1 (1938–1971), Grass Valley, Calif.: Underwood Books, published 1996, →ISBN, page 136:

     Well, see, we’re building a steam-driven solar system from a kit. (Cheaper than the Japanese miniaturized, transistorized models, which have two Marses and no Earth sometimes.)

   • 1977, Ian Watson, “Mummy-cloth”, in The Martian Inca, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, section four, page 47:

     The planet Mars, seen by Cro-Magnon eyes, presumably was a blue summer world with air and water. Winter Mars, seen by modem man, a red ice-capped desert. Two Marses coincided briefly in his mind’s eye, then rushed apart into endless cycles of Red and Blue … Human fingers intended to halt Mars at the moment of perfection, and hold a whole world there!

   • 2018 September 22, Marissa Carruthers, “Five of the best places to go off grid in Asia, get back to nature and away from office phone calls”, in South China Morning Post‎, archived from the original on 23 September 2018, Travel & Leisure:

     With its Mars-like landscape, visiting Gurbantunggut Desert feels like escaping to another world.

4. (Roman mythology) The Roman god of war.

   Synonym: Ares

   Mars was the lover of Venus, and together they had a daughter called Harmonia.

5. (poetic) War; a personification of war.

   In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.

   • 1918, Ruth Stanley Farnam, A Nation at Bay: What an American Woman Saw and Did in Suffering Serbia, page 57:

     Mars rode upon the storm of horror and drank his fill of pain and blood. When the Serbian Army retreated before the foe, four times its own strength, it went backward facing the enemy and fighting every step of the way.

   • 1944, McGraw-Hill, Engineering and Mining Journal, volume 145, page 54:

     A relieved world then will eagerly turn to the task of reclaiming the destruction wrought by Mars ... A tremendous task, filled with infinite possibilities ... A profitable task, according to how well you are prepared to do your part in the rehabilitation ...

   • 1975, Helen Diane Russell, Jeffrey Blanchard, Jacques Callot: Prints & Related Drawings, Issue 21, page 10:

     The plague, inevitable companion of Mars, ravaged the populace.

Synonyms

• (astronomy, astrology): ♂

Derived terms

• Marsling
• martial
• Martian
• plain of Mars

Translations

Noun

Mars (uncountable)

1. (heraldry, rare) Gules (red), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
   • 1693, Richard Blome, The Art of Heraldry, in two parts ... second edition ..., pages 76-77:

     4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. 5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol. [...] 12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the Kings of England.

   • 1718, Samuel Kent, The Grammar of Heraldry Second Edition:

     George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland. 4th. Seme party per Pale, and per Chevron enarche, in the Ist Mars, two Lions passant guardant Sol, for Brunswick. In the 2d Partition Sol, semy of Hearts Mars, and a Lion rampant Jupiter, armed and langued of the First, for Luneburg. The base is Mars, a Horse currant Luna, over these last on an Inescocheon, Constantine's Crown. All within the Garter. Above the whole a Helmet suitable to his Majesty's Royal Jurisdiction, upon the same a rich Mantle of Cloth of Gold, doubled Ermine, a […]

   • 1735, Francis Nichols, The Irish Compendium vol. III of the British Compendium, second edition, page 80:

     8. Tierce in Mantle, first Mars, two Lions passant-guardant in pale, Sol, for Brunswick; 2d Sol, Semi of Hearts proper, a Lion rampant Jupiter, for Lunenburgh; 3d, ente en Point, Mars, an Horse currant Luna, for Saxony. Note, these Ensigns (which are the paternal Coat of his Majesty King George) I have added as an Example, to shew the Form of what foreign Heralds term Tierce in Mantle, ente en Pointe, &c. […]

   • 1737, Benjamin Martin, Bibliotheca Technologica: Or, a Philological Library, page 631:

     ARMS. QUARTERLY, in the first grand Quarter Mars, three Lions passant-guardant in Pale, Sol; the Imperial Ensigns of England, impaled with the Royal Arms of Scotland, which are Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure flower'd and counterflower'd with Fleurs-de-lis, Mars. The second Quarter is the Royal Arms of France, viz. Jupiter, three Fleurs-de-lis, Sol. The third, the Ensign of Ireland, which is, Jupiter, an Harp Sol, stringed Luna.

2. (obsolete, alchemy, chemistry) Iron.

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) planets of the Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Phobos, Deimos

Etymology 2

After Franklin Clarence Mars, who founded the company that produces these chocolate bars. His surname is possibly a variant of Marrs, itself from Marr with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Proper noun

Mars

1. The Mars bar, a brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.
   • 1985, Michael Collier, Longest Day, page 206:

     Easily eight foot tall, each was big, brown and glutinous - like giant Mars Bars squeezed and welded into nightmarish sculptures.

Derived terms

• Mars Bar party

Related terms

• M&M

Translations

Etymology 3

Alternative form.

Noun

Mars

1. Alternative form of Mas

References

Anagrams

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

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Mars.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mars

Proper noun

Mars

2. (astronomy) Mars
4. (Roman mythology) Mars

See also

• (planete van die Sonnestelsel) planete van die Sonnestelsel; Mercurius, Venus, Aarde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturnus, Uranus, Neptunus

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Oblique cases of the inanimate sense are pronounced /marz-/.

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• Rhymes: -ars

Proper noun

Mars m inan (related adjective marsovský or marťanský or martský, demonym Marťan)

2. (inanimate) Mars, the fourth planet in the solar system

Declension

Proper noun

Mars m anim (related adjective Marsův or Martův)

2. (Roman mythology, animate) Mars, the Roman god of war

Declension

See also

Further reading

• Mars (mytologie) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs
• Mars (planeta) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs
• Mars in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Mars in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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Danish

Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)

See also

(planets of the solar system) planeter i solsystemet; Merkur,‎ Venus,‎ Jorden/‎jorden,‎ Mars,‎ Jupiter,‎ Saturn,‎ Uranus,‎ Neptun

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Mars

Wikipedia ^nl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑrs/

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• Hyphenation: Mars
• Rhymes: -ɑrs
• Homophone: mars

Etymology 1

From Latin Mārs.

Proper noun

Mars m

2. (astronomy) Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Related terms

• Maarten, Martijn, Martin, Martinus
• Maartje, Martine, Martina

Etymology 2

First attested as mersche in 1307. Derived from meers (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”).

Proper noun

Mars n

1. A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrs/

Proper noun

Mars (genitive , partitive )

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɹs/

Proper noun

Mars

1. March

   Synonym: Tedoxe

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʂː/
• Rhymes: -aʂː
• Homophone: mars

Proper noun

Mars m

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

See also

• (planets of the solar system) gongustjørnur i sólskipanini; Merkur,‎ Venus,‎ jørðin,‎ Mars,‎ Jupiter,‎ Saturn,‎ Uranus,‎ Neptun

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrs/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrs
• Syllabification^(key): Mars

Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

French

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁs/

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Proper noun

Mars m

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

German

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Mars

Proper noun

Mars m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mars' or (with an article) Mars)

2. (Roman mythology) Mars

Declension

Proper noun

Mars m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mars)

2. (astronomy) Mars

Derived terms

• Marsoberfläche

Declension

Etymology 2

From Low German .

Noun

Mars m (strong, genitive Mars, plural Marse) or
Mars f (genitive Mars, plural Marsen)

1. (nautical) crow's nest

Declension

or

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Planeten Sonnensystems; Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto (traditionally; by the IAU founded in 1919 only till 2006)

References

• “Mars” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mars (Planet)” in Duden online
• “Mars (Römischer Gott)” in Duden online
• “Mars (Plattform, Schiff)” in Duden online

Hungarian

 Mars on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Mars
• Rhymes: -ɒrʃ

Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

Derived terms

• marsi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥s/
• Rhymes: -ar̥s
• Homophone: mars

Proper noun

Mars m

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

See also

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Proper noun

Mars m (genitive Marsa)

2. Mars (planet)

   Synonym: Máirt

4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Mearcair, Véineas, Domhan, Mars, Iúpatar, Satarn, Úránas, Neiptiún

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Mars”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Mars” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Mars” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis, or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-. If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change. Mamers was his Oscan name. He was also known as Marmor, Marmar and Maris, the latter from the Etruscan deity Maris. See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Mamartei) is attested.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /maːrs/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mars/,

Proper noun

Mārs m sg (genitive Mārtis); third declension

1. (Roman mythology) Mars (god of war)
2. (astronomy) Mars (planet)
3. (alchemy, chemistry) iron

Usage notes

The name of the god could, through interpretatio romana, serve to replace the name of a war god in a foreign language. Thus Saxo Grammaticus, for example, uses the term to refer to the Norse god Odin, alternating it with the borrowed form Ōthinus.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Noun

Mārs m (genitive Mārtis); third declension

1. war, battle, conflict

   aequato Marte ― made equal the battle

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Middle English: Mars
• French: Mars
• Italian: Marte
• Portuguese: Marte
• Romanian: Marte
• Sicilian: Marti
• Spanish: Marte

References

• Dizionario-latino, Olivetti

Latvian

Proper noun

Mars m

1. vocative singular of Marss

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin Mārs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mars/

Proper noun

Mars

1. The Roman god governing war; Mars.
2. The red-coloured planet visible to the naked eye: Mars.

Synonyms

• Marte

Related terms

• marcyan

Descendants

• English: Mars

See also

• mars

References

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Norwegian Mars.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• (planets) Merkur, Venus, Eana, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːrs/,

Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

See also

• (planets) planet; Merkur, Venus, jorda, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Mars

Wikipedia ^pl

Picture dictionary
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mars/

• Audio 1

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• Audio 2

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• Rhymes: -ars
• Syllabification: Mars

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Mārs. Doublet of marzec.

Proper noun

Mars m pers

1. (Roman mythology) Mars (the Roman god of war)

Declension

Proper noun

Mars m animal

1. Mars (the fourth planet from the Sun)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Mars (baton)

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology 2

After Franklin Clarence Mars founder of Mars, Incorporated.

Proper noun

Mars m animal

1. Mars bar (the chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling)

Declension

Further reading

• Mars in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Mars in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mârs/

Proper noun

Mȁrs m (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏рс)

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /máːrs/

Proper noun

Mȃrs m anim

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

Inflection

Planet:

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God (or sometimes the planet):

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See also

(planets of the Solar System) planéti osónčja; Merkúr, Vénera, Zémlja, Márs, Júpiter, Satúrn, Urán, Neptún

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mars/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Mars c (genitive Mars)

2. Mars (planet)
4. Mars (Roman god)

See also

• mars (the month)

Anagrams

• arms, rams

Tatar

Proper noun

Mars

2. Mars (planet)

Declension

2=qa
3=nı
4=ta
5=tan

References

• 8 klassik planetağa qarıy, menä alar: Merkuri, Venera, Cir, Mars, Yupiter, Saturn, Uran häm Neptun. Pluto xäzer başqa kategoriädä, ul kärlä planeta...

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English March.

Proper noun

Mars

1. March

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Jenueri, Februeri, Mars, Epril, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogas, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Disemba ^{(Category: tpi:Months)}

Turkish

Proper noun

Mars

1. Mars (planet)

   Synonym: Merih

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mars/

Noun

Mars c (no plural)

1. Mars (planet)
2. Mars (god)

Further reading

• “Mars (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Wolof

Noun

Mars

1. March

References

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 155