# Martini
## English
### Alternative forms

* martini

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /mɑɹˈtini/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɑːˈtiːni/
* Rhymes: -iːni

### Etymology 1

Named after Hungarian-born Swiss inventor Frédéric de Martini (1832–1897).

#### Noun

Martini (plural Martinis)
* (obsolete) A breech mechanism for a rifle.
* A type of rifle using similar features.
** 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 96:Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal

### Etymology 2

Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi.
In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name.

#### Noun

Martini (countable and uncountable, plural Martinis)
* Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth).
** 1954, Eric Baume, The Mortal Sin of Father Grossard, Angus and Robertson, page 20:Only the priest and Major Hugh Edwards, a blind Englishman, drank Martini or something cheaper in the hot hours after noon and before the clumping sabots announced the working day’s end.
** 1999, Ruth Thomas, The Dance Settee and Other Stories, Edinburgh: Polygon, →ISBN, page 153:They would talk while Mrs Costello smoked and drank Martini, and then there would be the sudden, jolting sound of the hoover being switched on.
** 2003, Virginia Ironside, Janey and Me: Growing Up with My Mother, London, New York, N.Y.: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, page 126:My father and mother drank Martini while I had orange juice.
* A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.

#### Proper noun

Martini
* A surname from Italian.

##### Derived terms

* Martinize
* Martinized

### Further reading

* Martini–Henry (rifle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Martini (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Martini (vermouth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* ↑ Gasnier, Vincent (2007). Drinks. DK Adult. p. 376 suggests that it was named after an Italian bartender at the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York in 1911.

### Anagrams

* antimir, itramin

## Albanian
### Etymology

See Albanian Martin.

### Proper noun

Martini m (plural Martina)
* nominative singular definite of Martin. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Martin
* a surname originating as a patronymic
    Angela Martini (Albanian-Swiss model, beauty pageant titleholder, life coach, movie producer and author)

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maʁˈtiːni/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Mar‧ti‧ni

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

Martini m (strong, genitive Martini, plural Martinis)
* martini (cocktail)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Martini, genitive of Latin Martinus (“Martin”).

#### Noun

Martini n (strong, genitive Martini, no plural)
* (regional) Martinmas (feast day of St Martin of Tours)
    Synonym: Martinstag

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “Martini” in Duden online

## Latin
### Proper noun

Mārtīnī
* inflection of Mārtīnus:
** nominative/vocative plural
** genitive singular