Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek μᾰ́ρτῠρᾰ (mártura), singular accusative of μάρτυς (mártus).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun edit

μάρτυρας (mártyrasm or f (plural μάρτυρες)

  1. witness (the person)
  2. (religion) martyr

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References edit

  1. ^ μάρτυραςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.