English

Alternative forms

• martini

Noun

Martini ‎(plural Martinis)

1. (obsolete) A breech mechanism for a rifle.
2. A type of rifle using similar features.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:

     Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal

Etymology 2

A Martini cocktail

Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini e 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.^[1]

Noun

Martini ‎(plural Martinis)

1. Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth).
2. A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini e Rossi company.

References

1. ↑ 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.

German

Noun

Martini m ‎(genitive Martini, plural Martinis)

1. martini (cocktail)

Latin

Proper noun

Martinī ?

1. nominative plural of Martinus
2. genitive singular of Martinus
3. vocative plural of Martinus

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.

Adjective

martini

1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Synonyms

• martinii

English

A classic martini

Alternative forms

• Martini

Noun

martini ‎(plural martinis)

1. a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth

   • Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
   • My boss is out on another of his three-martini lunches.

2. (sometimes proscribed) any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

   • I love, love, love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Noun

martini

1. martini

Declension

Italian

Noun

martini m

1. plural of martino