marten

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.tɪn/, /ˈmɑː.tən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹ.tən/, [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]

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• Hyphenation: mar‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
• Homophones: martin, Martin (in some accents)

From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

marten (plural martens)

Stuffed European pine marten.

1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes (family Mustelidae).

marten (plural martens)

1. Archaic form of martin (the bird)
   • 1829, Magazine of Natural History, volume 1, page 402:

     Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.

• Arment, rament