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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μᾰ́ρτῠρᾰ (mártura), singular accusative of μάρτυς (mártus).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
- Hyphenation: μάρ‧τυ‧ρας
Noun
μάρτυρας • (mártyras) m or f (plural μάρτυρες)
- witness (the person)
- αυτήκοος μάρτυρας ― aftíkoos mártyras ― eye witness (literally, “ear witness”)
- (religion) martyr
Declension
Feminine singular genitive: μάρτυρος (mártyros); also formal masculine.
- αμαρτύρητος (amartýritos, “unconfirmed”)
- αμάρτυρος (amártyros, “unattested”)
- μαρτυρία f (martyría, “evidence, testimony”)
- μαρτυρικός (martyrikós, “suffering, martyr's”)
- μαρτύριο n (martýrio, “martyrdom, torment”)
- μαρτυρώ (martyró, “to testify, to bear witness, to suffer”) & compounds
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