μάρτυρας

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μᾰ́ρτῠρᾰ (mártura), singular accusative of μάρτυς (mártus).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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μάρτυρας (mártyrasm or f (plural μάρτυρες)

  1. witness (the person)
    αυτήκοος μάρτυραςaftíkoos mártyraseye witness (literally, “ear witness”)
  2. (religion) martyr

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Compounds

References

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  1. ^ μάρτυρας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language