Martha
See also: marþa and mar thà
English
Etymology
- From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā, “mistress”), feminine of מרא (mārā). Doublet of Marfa.
- (humidity chamber): From the use of Martha Stewart-branded storage closets in the construction of early units.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹθə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːθə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Hyphenation: Mar‧tha
Proper noun
Martha
- A female given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.
- 1947, Agatha Christie: The Labours of Hercules:
- They wanted to call her Helen, but I did put my foot down there. Knowing what her mother and father looked like! I tried hard for Martha or Dorcas or something sensible - but it was no good - waste of breath.
- 1947, Agatha Christie: The Labours of Hercules:
- The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981:: Luke 10: 40-42:
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful.
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Derived terms
- Martha's Vineyard
- St Martha
Translations
female given name
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biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary
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Noun
Martha (plural Marthas)
- (slang) A miniature greenhouse with a humidifier, used for growing mushrooms.
References
- (chamber for growing mushrooms): 2019, Willoughby Arevalo, DIY Mushroom Cultivation
Anagrams
- Thamar
Danish
Proper noun
Martha
- Martha (biblical figure)
- a female given name
German
Alternative forms
- Marta
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Martha f (genitive Marthas or Martha)
- Martha (biblical figure)
- a female given name
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.tʰa/, [ˈmärt̪ʰä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.ta/, [ˈmärt̪ä]
Proper noun
Martha f (genitive Marthae); first declension
- Martha
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Martha | Marthae |
Genitive | Marthae | Marthārum |
Dative | Marthae | Marthīs |
Accusative | Martham | Marthās |
Ablative | Marthā | Marthīs |
Vocative | Martha | Marthae |
Descendants
- → Catalan: Marta
- → Czech: Marta
- → Danish: Martha
- → Dutch: Marta
- → English: Martha
- → Hawaiian: Maleka
- → Maori: Māta
- → Estonian: Marta
- → Faroese: Marta
- → Finnish: Martta, Marppa
- → French: Marthe
- → Galician: Marta
- → German: Marta, Martha
- → Hungarian: Márta
- → Icelandic: Marta
- → Italian: Marta
- → Latvian: Marta
- → Lithuanian: Morta
- → Northern Sami: Mártá
- → Norwegian: Marte, Martha, Marthe
- → Polish: Marta
- → Portuguese: Marta
- → Romanian: Marta
- → Slovak: Marta
- → Slovene: Marta
- → Spanish: Marta
- → Swedish: Marta
Norwegian
Proper noun
Martha
- a female given name, alternative spelling of Marta
Portuguese
Proper noun
Martha f
- a female given name, variant of Marta