μάρτυρας

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Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

μάρτυρας • (mártyras) m or f (plural μάρτυρες)

witness (the person)
(religion) martyr

Declension

declension of μάρτυρας

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	μάρτυρας •	μάρτυρες •
genitive	μάρτυρα •	μαρτύρων •
accusative	μάρτυρα •	μάρτυρες •
vocative	μάρτυρα •	μάρτυρες •
Feminine singular genitive: μάρτυρος (mártyros); also formal masculine.

Related terms

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

Compounds

εθνομάρτυρας m (ethnomártyras, “ethnomartyr”)
ιερομάρτυρας m (ieromártyras, “hieromartyr”) (religion)
μεγαλομάρτυρας m (megalomártyras, “great martyr”) (religion)
νεομάρτυρας m (neomártyras, “neomartyr”) (religion)
οσιομάρτυρας m (osiomártyras) (religion)
πρωτομάρτυρας m (protomártyras, “protomartyr”) (religion)
ψευδομάρτυρας m (psevdomártyras, “false witness”) (law)

References

^ μάρτυρας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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