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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [mər.tiˈnɛt] [Central], [mər.tiˈnət] [Balearic], [maɾ.tiˈnet] [Valencia] Forms: martinets [plural]
Etymology: From Martí + -et. Etymology templates: {{af|ca|Martí|-et}} Martí + -et Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} martinet m (plural martinets)
  1. heron (a wading bird of the family Ardeidae) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Herons Derived forms: martinet blanc, martinet cullerot, martinet de nit, martinet menut, martinet ros Related terms: agró, bernat, garseta
    Sense id: en-martinet-ca-noun-Uhsgjd8Q Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan terms suffixed with -et, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 1 8 2 1 15 4 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 1 7 2 1 19 3 18 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/, /mæɹtˈnɛt/, /mɑɹtɪˈnɛt/ Forms: martinets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: After the example of 17th-century French army officer Jean Martinet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} martinet (plural martinets)
  1. (military) A strict disciplinarian. Categories (topical): Military, People
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-ktk4s3yn Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 0 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms, Swallows
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-tUN9dnRR Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 0 Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 11 65 13 11 Disambiguation of Swallows: 10 63 17 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 44 23 6
  3. (historical) A short whip with multiple lashes once used in France. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-nig1fEHD Disambiguation of People: 33 36 31 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/, /mæɹtˈnɛt/, /mɑɹtɪˈnɛt/ Forms: martinets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from French martinet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|martinet}} French martinet Head templates: {{en-noun}} martinet (plural martinets)
  1. A martin; a swift.
    Sense id: en-martinet-en-noun-bkOn51rO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

IPA: /maʁ.ti.nɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-martinet.wav Forms: martinets [plural]
Etymology: From marteau (“hammer”). Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} martinet m (plural martinets)
  1. multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord thongs fixed on a handle, to dust off or to administer a beating (usually to a child's bottom) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-Mvo1OVSp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 7 41 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 43 17 35 5
  2. mechanical hammer on a motor-driven cogwheel, as used to beat metal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-qSe3xYV1 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 43 17 35 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [French]

IPA: /maʁ.ti.nɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-martinet.wav Forms: martinets [plural]
Etymology: From Martin + -et. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Martin|-et}} Martin + -et Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} martinet m (plural martinets)
  1. martin (any of the swallow-like birds, black with a white throat, of family Hirundinidae) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms, Swallows
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-g5byvrqz Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 24 3 58 15 Disambiguation of Swallows: 34 8 48 10 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 7 41 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 43 17 35 5
  2. swift (bird) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-martinet-fr-noun-zLUnaRI8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "Ardeidae",
          "Ardeidae#Translingual"
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      "tags": [
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          "text": "Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.",
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          "text": "The same Aubrey deLint I'd dismissed for years as a 2-D martinet knelt gurneyside to squeeze my restrained hand and say ‘Just hang in there, Buckaroo,’ […]",
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          "text": "In Seattle, he was replaced by a martinet from Annapolis, a man so vain and incompetent, so impatient with advice from experienced sailors and sure of his own right way, that, when the Hull set sail for the South Pacific, twenty men went AWOL, certain that to ship with this man was a death sentence.",
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