mártir

See also: martir, mártír, and màrtir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaʁ.t͡ʃiʁ/ [ˈmah.t͡ʃih]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃiɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmaʁ.t͡ʃiʁ/ [ˈmaχ.t͡ʃiχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaɻ.t͡ʃiɻ/

  • Hyphenation: már‧tir

Noun

mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

  1. martyr (one who dies for his religion)
  2. (by extension) martyr (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause)

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: martir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr,[1] from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾtiɾ/ [ˈmaɾ.t̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾtiɾ
  • Syllabification: már‧tir

Noun

mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

  1. martyr

Descendants

See also

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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