martir
Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese mártir, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmar.tɪr]
- Hyphenation: mar‧tir
Noun
martir (first-person possessive martirku, second-person possessive martirmu, third-person possessive martirnya)
- (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism) martyr, one who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs.
Synonyms
- syahid (Islam)
Further reading
- “martir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French martire, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).
Noun
martir (plural martirs)
- martyr
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 17-18.
- The hooly blisful martir for to seke
- That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke.
- The holy blessed martyr there to seek
- Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 17-18.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur). Doublet of martor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /marˈtir/
Declension
Related terms
See also
References
- martir in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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