martelaar
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
This word seems to come from martelen + -aar. However, it originates from latin Martyr. Between 1201 and 1250 the word martelare was in use in Dutch, and martelaar comes from this word. The 'suffix' -aar is not really the common suffix, but an elongation or derivation of the Latin word. Therefore, a martelaar is not someone who tortures (martelen), but an actual martyr, who undergoes the torture (gemarteld worden).
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: mar‧te‧laar
Noun[edit]
martelaar m (plural martelaars or martelaren, diminutive martelaartje n)
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Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: martelaar