μεγαλομάρτυρας

Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyrasm or f (plural μεγαλομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) great martyr

Declension edit

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References edit

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