mars

March

noun MARS Rare

Origin: Latin Martius, from Mars (god of war)

Usage Note

Mars is always masculine and lowercase in French except at the start of a sentence — en mars, le mois de mars. The planet and the Roman god share the same spelling and etymology. Unlike English, French months are not capitalized.

Examples

"Le printemps commence en mars."

Natural Translation

Spring begins in March.

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