martyr

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

martyr

from the Greek μάρτυς/-υρος ("witness"). appeared in Old French as martir around (1050) and also as martre which will remain present in many place names: montmartre, martroi, martroy, martrai, martrei, martray, les martres and sometimes les marthes. these names mostly indicate former burial or execution sites.

Definitions

religion
technologie
menuiserie
marine
marine
agriculture

Synonyms

Antonym

Feminine

martyre

Plural

martyrs

Translations

  • germangerman:Märtyrer
  • englishenglish:martyr
  • chinesechinese:受难者
  • koreankorean:순교자
  • spanishspanish:mártir
  • finnishfinnish:marttyyri
  • greekgreek:μάρτυρας
  • japanesejapanese:殉教者
  • dutchdutch:martelares
  • portugueseportuguese:mártir
  • russianrussian:мученица
  • swedishswedish:martyr
  • turkishturkish:şehit

See also

martyraire (cn.) martyriseur (cn.) martyr (adj.) martyre (cn.) martyre (adj.) martyriser (v.)