Contionary:marta

Chlouvānem

Alternative forms

• murta (rare in modern common speech, very frequent in placenames)

Etymology

From Lällshag marota (city). Doublet of murta.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: /ˈmaʀta/

Noun

marta (1h declension)

1. city (at least mid-sized urban area)

   Līlasuṃghāṇa mæn liloejāṃrye sasprāsire marta vi. — Līlasuṃghāṇa is the largest city on Calémere.

   lili mæn mūriye lilah : liliā maiha mæn marte. — I live in the country, while my daughter lives in the city.

2. (Inquisition, legal): a municipality which has been granted the status of "city", typically after reaching 40.000₁₂ inhabitants.

   nenǣ lalke nęlte marta hælьmāmileila mānai no lelimaye poga no jali. — In this circuit there are four cities, twenty-five parishes, and fifteen villages.

3. (legal): a municipality which has been granted legal status of "city", when compared to less important towns (cf. in many countries of Greater Skyrdagor tol (city) vs. valas (town (translated as "parish" (mānai) in Chl.))

   maichleyutei esubat ga ṣramāṇe māmichīka marta jali. — In Southern Eszubat Province there are nineteen cities.

Related terms

• mānai (parish; in the Inquisition, municipality)
• poga (village)