μεγαλομάρτυρας

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek μεγαλομάρτυρα (megalomártura), accusative singular of μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).[1] By surface analysis, μεγαλο- (great) +‎ μάρτυρας (martyr; witness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.ɣa.loˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: με‧γα‧λο‧μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun

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μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyrasm or f (plural μεγαλομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) great martyr

Declension

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References

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