martelo

Ultmately from Medieval Latin martellus, reinforced by several Romance languages.

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• IPA^(key): /marˈtelo/
• Hyphenation: mar‧te‧lo
• Rhymes: -elo

martelo (accusative singular martelon, plural marteloj, accusative plural martelojn)

1. hammer

• militmartelo

From Old Portuguese martelo, from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus.

martelo m (plural martelos)

1. hammer
2. (anatomy) the malleus

Borrowed from Esperanto martelo, Italian martello, Spanish martillo and French marteau, from Medieval Latin martellus.

• IPA^(key): /marˈte.lo/

martelo (plural marteli)

1. hammer

From Old Portuguese martelo, from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus. Compare Catalan martell, Italian martello and Spanish martillo.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐɾˈtɛlu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maʁ.ˈtɛ.lu/

martelo m (plural martelos)

1. hammer
2. (anatomy) the malleus
3. (sports) hammer

martelo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of martelar