English

Etymology 1

From Middle English March(e) < Anglo-French Marche < Old French marz < Latin Martius (month of the god Mars) < earlier Mavors .

Etymology 2

From Middle French marcher (to march, walk) < Old French marchier (to stride, march, trample), perhaps from Frankish *markon (to mark, press with the foot) < Proto-Germanic *marko < Proto-Indo-European *mereg- (edge, boundary).

Etymology 3

From Middle English marche (tract of land along a country's border) < Old English mearc , merc < Old French marche (boundary, frontier) < Frankish *marka < Proto-Germanic *marko < Proto-Indo-European *mereg- (edge, boundary).

Pronunciation

• IPA /mɑːtʃ/
• SAMPA : /mA:tS/

Noun

Month of the year: March

1. The third month of the Gregorian calendar, having 31 days.

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Translations

Noun

march

1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
2. a political rally or parade
3. any song in the genre of music written for marching (see )

Translations

• Breton: kan-bale m, kanoù-bale pl
• Bulgarian: марш (marš) m, маршируване (marširuvane) n
• Czech: pochod m
• Dutch: mars
• Estonian: marss
• Finnish: marssi
• German: Marsch m, Märsche pl
• Hebrew: צעדה (tsə’adah) f
• Italian: marcia
• Lithuanian: maršas m
• Neapolitan: ammarcia f
• Polish: marsz
• Portuguese: marcha
• Slovak: pochod m
• Swedish: marsch c
• Tagalog: martsa

Verb

to march

1. To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
2. To go to war; to make military advances.

Translations

• Breton: bale (1); bale war (2)
• Bulgarian: марширувам (marširuvam)
• Catalan: marxar
• Czech: pochodovat
• Dutch: marcheren
• Estonian: marssima
• Finnish: marssia
• German: marschieren (1); in den Krieg ziehen (2)
• Hebrew: צעד (tsa’ad)
• Italian: marciare
• Lithuanian: žygiuoti (1,2), maršuoti (1)
• Polish: maszerować
• Portuguese: marchar
• Romanian: marşa
• Slovak: pochodovať
• Spanish: marchar
• Swedish: marschera
• Tagalog: martsa

Noun

march

1. (obsolete) A boundary, frontier.
2. an area or region at a frontier, governed by a marquess

Translations

• Breton: marz m, marzoù pl
• Bulgarian: граница (granítsa) f
• Czech: pomezí n
• Estonian: mark
• German: Mark f, Marken pl (obsolete)
• Italian: marca f (1,2)
• Lithuanian: marka f (2)
• Neapolitan: mierco m (1,2)
• Polish: rubierz
• Romanian: marş n
• Slovak: pomedzie n

Related terms

• marquess
• marchioness
• marquis
• marquisate