μεγαλομάρτυρας
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártura), accusative singular of μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).[1] By surface analysis, μεγαλο- (“great”) + μάρτυρας (“martyr; witness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μεγαλομάρτυρας • (megalomártyras) m or f (plural μεγαλομάρτυρες)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyras) | μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres) |
| genitive | μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) | μεγαλομαρτύρων (megalomartýron) |
| accusative | μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) | μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres) |
| vocative | μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártyra) | μεγαλομάρτυρες (megalomártyres) |
Feminine singular genitive: μεγαλομάρτυρος (megalomártyros), also formal masculine.
Related terms
[edit]- see: μάρτυρας f (mártyras, “witness; martyr”)
References
[edit]- ^ μεγαλομάρτυρας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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