Mars

Meaning

Name

1. (Roman, declension-3) Mars (god of war)
2. (declension-3) Mars (planet)
3. (declension-3) iron

Noun

war, battle, conflict

Concepts

Mars

battle

combat

fight

struggle

war

Ares

battalia

Synonyms

dīmicātiō

pugna

pūgna

Pyrois

Translations

Mars

Marte

Marte

Mars

Marte

Mars

Άρης

Mars

Mart

Behram

Mart

مريخ

Merîx

المريخ

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmaːrs]

Etymology

From Old Latin Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis, or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-. If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change. Mamers was his Oscan name. He was also known as Marmor, Marmar and Maris, the latter from the Etruscan deity Maris. See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Mamartei) is attested. Possibly also related to Sanskrit मरुत् (marut, “Maruts, violent storm-gods”).