μεγαλομάρτυρας

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Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

μεγαλομάρτυρας • (megalomártyras) m or f (plural μεγαλομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) great martyr

Declension

Declension of μεγαλομάρτυρας
singular plural
nominative μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyras) μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres)
genitive μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) μεγαλομαρτύρων (megalomartýron)
accusative μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres)
vocative μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres)

Feminine singular genitive: μεγαλομάρτυρος (megalomártyros), also formal masculine.

References

  1. ^ μεγαλομάρτυρας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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