Marter

See also: marter

English

Etymology

A nickname from Middle English martren (“marten”).

Proper noun

Marter (plural Marters)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marter is the 39117^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Marter is most common among White (90.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.

German

Etymology

Middle High German marter, from Old High German martira, from ecclesiastical Latin martyrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁtɐ/

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Noun

Marter f (genitive Marter, plural Martern)

1. torture, ordeal

Declension

Declension of Marter [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Marter	die	Martern
genitive	einer	der	Marter	der	Martern
dative	einer	der	Marter	den	Martern
accusative	eine	die	Marter	die	Martern

Further reading

• “Marter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache