πρωτομάρτυρας

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυρα (prōtomártura), accusative singular of πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus).[1] By surface analysis, πρωτο- (“first”) +‎ μάρτυρας (“martyr; witness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.toˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧το‧μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun

πρωτομάρτυρας • (protomártyras) m or f (plural πρωτομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) protomartyr

Declension

Declension of πρωτομάρτυρας
singular plural
nominative πρωτομάρτυρας (protomártyras) πρωτομάρτυρες (protomártyres)
genitive πρωτομάρτυρα (protomártyra) πρωτομαρτύρων (protomartýron)
accusative πρωτομάρτυρα (protomártyra) πρωτομάρτυρες (protomártyres)
vocative πρωτομάρτυρα (protomártyra) πρωτομάρτυρες (protomártyres)

Feminine singular genitive: πρωτομάρτυρος (protomártyros), also formal masculine.

References

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