μεγαλομάρτυρας

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártura), accusative singular of μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).[1] By surface analysis, μεγαλο- (great) + μάρτυρας (martyr; witness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ɣa.loˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λο‧μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun

μεγαλομάρτυρας • (megalomártyras) m or f (plural μεγαλομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) great martyr

Declension

References

  1. μεγαλομάρτυρας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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