πρωτομάρτυρας

Greek

Alternative forms

  • πρωτμάρτυς (protmártys) (formal)

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυρα (prōtomártura), accusative singular of πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus).[1] By surface analysis, πρωτο- (first) + μάρτυρας (martyr; witness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.toˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧το‧μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun

πρωτομάρτυρας • (protomártyras) m or f (plural πρωτομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) protomartyr

Declension

References

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