martir

See also: Martir, mártir, mártír, and màrtir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese mártir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (mártus, witness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmar.tɪr]
  • Hyphenation: mar‧tir

Noun

martir (first-person possessive martirku, second-person possessive martirmu, third-person possessive martirnya)

  1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism) martyr, one who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs.

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Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French martire, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (mártus, witness).

Noun

martir (plural martirs)

  1. martyr
    • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 17-18.
      The hooly blisful martir for to seke
      That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke.
      The holy blessed martyr there to seek
      Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak

Descendants

  • Scots: mairtyr
  • English: martyr

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur). Doublet of martor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marˈtir/

Noun

martir m (plural martiri, feminine equivalent martiră)

  1. martyr
    Synonym: jertfă

Declension

See also

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mártir (martyr), from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, witness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɾˈtiɾ/, [mɐɾˈtiɾ]
  • Hyphenation: mar‧tir

Noun

martír (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. martyr

Further reading

  • martir”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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