martinet

Meaning

1. (masculine) multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord thongs fixed on a handle, to dust off or to administer a beating
2. (masculine) mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal

Concepts

swift

martin

moralist

swallow

swifts

martinet

disciplinarian

triphammer

Synonyms

hirondelle

rapide

martin

Translations

vencejo

rondone

Segler

Mauersegler

falciot

staffile

gaivão

gierzwaluw

πετροχελίδονο

guincho

سمامة

Mehlschwalbe

falcillot

balestruccio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maʁ.ti.nɛ/

Etymology

From marteau (“hammer”).