No. 103 in Icelandic
mars
The Icelandic word "mars" means "March" (the month) in English.
In a sentence
Mars er fjórða plánetan frá sólinni.
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
In this sentence, 'Mars' is used as a proper noun referring to the planet Mars in our solar system.
Í mars byrjar það að hlýna eftir veturinn.
In March, it starts to warm up after the winter.
Here, 'mars' refers to the month of March in the context of a calendar year.
Ég keypti einu sinni Mars-súkkulaði sem var mjög ljúffengt.
Once, I bought a Mars chocolate bar that was very delicious.
In this usage, 'Mars' refers to the branded chocolate bar available commercially.
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