Marta

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)tə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Marta

  1. A female given name, variant of Martha.
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Russian, or Ukrainian female given name Ма́рта (Márta)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmarta]
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ta

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha
Declension

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Marta

  1. animate genitive/accusative of Mars

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. Martha (biblical character)

Estonian

Proper noun

Marta

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name of biblical origin

Faroese

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. a female given name
  2. (biblical) Martha

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • Marta's son: Martuson
  • Marta's daughter: Martudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Marta
accusative Martu
dative Martu
genitive Martu

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marta

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar̥ta/
    Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Proper noun

Marta f (proper noun, genitive singular Mörtu)

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Marta (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Marta
accusative Mörtu
dative Mörtu
genitive Mörtu

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.ta/
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Hyphenation: Màr‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name of biblical origin

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Marta m sg (genitive Martae); first declension

  1. a river in Latium, now still called this way

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Marta
genitive Martae
dative Martae
accusative Martam
ablative Martā
vocative Marta

References

  • Marta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Marta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1591. Cognate to English Martha.

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Marta was the only given name of 4209 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Marta

  1. Martha (biblical character)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha; variant forms Martha, Marte, Marthe

Occitan

Proper noun

Marta f (Languedoc, Limousin)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Derived terms

  • Marta fila, puèi debana

References

  • Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN, page 377.
  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana[2], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 405

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא (mārtā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arta
  • Syllabification: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Declension

Further reading

  • Marta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מָרְתָא.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾtɐ, (Brazil) -aʁtɐ
  • Homophone: marta
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f (plural Martas)

  1. a female given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Martha
  2. (biblical) Martha (sister of Lazarus and Mary)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Marta f

  1. a female given name

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarta/

Proper noun

Marta f (genitive singular Marty, nominative plural Marty, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Marta
singular plural
nominative Marta Marty
genitive Marty Márt
dative Marte Martám
accusative Martu Marty
locative Marte Martách
instrumental Martou Martami

Further reading

  • Marta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /máːrta/

Proper noun

Mȃrta f

  1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. Marta
gen. sing. Marte
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Marta Marti Marte
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Marte Mart Mart
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Marti Martama Martam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Marto Marti Marte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Marti Martah Martah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Marto Martama Martami

Further reading

  • Marta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾta/ [ˈmaɾ.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾta
  • Syllabification: Mar‧ta

Proper noun

Marta f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha
  2. Martha (biblical character)

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Marta c (genitive Martas)

  1. Martha (biblical character).
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Martha

Anagrams