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Martini
Martini
English
Alternative forms
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’, 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
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 96:
Etymology 2
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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)
- Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth).
- A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini e Rossi company.
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.
martini
martini
Translingual
Etymology
Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.
Adjective
martini
- Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."
Synonyms
- martinii
English
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A classic martini
Alternative forms
Noun
martini (plural martinis)
- 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.
- (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
cocktail
Finnish
Noun
martini
Declension
Inflection of martini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | martini | martinit | |
genitive | martinin | martinien | |
partitive | martinia | martineja | |
illative | martiniin | martineihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | martini | martinit | |
accusative | nom. | martini | martinit |
gen. | martinin | ||
genitive | martinin | martinien | |
partitive | martinia | martineja | |
inessive | martinissa | martineissa | |
elative | martinista | martineista | |
illative | martiniin | martineihin | |
adessive | martinilla | martineilla | |
ablative | martinilta | martineilta | |
allative | martinille | martineille | |
essive | martinina | martineina | |
translative | martiniksi | martineiksi | |
instructive | — | martinein | |
abessive | martinitta | martineitta | |
comitative | — | martineineen |