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.

Synonyms

• syahid (Islam)

Further reading

• “martir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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
  • → Maori: matira

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

Declension of martir

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) martir	martirul	(niște) martiri	martirii
genitive/dative	(unui) martir	martirului	(unor) martiri	martirilor
vocative	martirule		martirilor

Related terms

• martiriu

See also

• martor

References

• martir in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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

Related terms

• martirisa
• martiryo
• martiryolohiya
• Trece Martires

 

Further reading

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