martillo

See also: martilló

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾˈtiʝo/ [maɾˈt̪i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maɾˈtiʎo/ [maɾˈt̪i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾˈtiʃo/ [maɾˈt̪i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾˈtiʒo/ [maɾˈt̪i.ʒo]

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(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: mar‧ti‧llo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish martiello, from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus. Compare Portuguese martelo, Italian martello, Catalan martell, French marteau.

Noun

martillo m (plural martillos)

hammer (a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding)
Synonym: (obsolete) atarraga
(anatomy) malleus
auction house
(athletics) hammer

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Ayutla Mixtec: ma̱rtiyo
Cebuano: martilyo, bor1
→ Tagalog: martilyo
→ Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: martillo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

martillo

first-person singular present indicative of martillar

Further reading

“martillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish martillo.

Noun

martillo

hammer

References

Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22

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