πρωτομάρτυρας

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυρα (prōtomártura), accusative singular of πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus).[1] By surface analysis, πρωτο- (first) +‎ μάρτυρας (martyr; witness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾo.toˈmaɾ.ti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧το‧μάρ‧τυ‧ρας

Noun

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πρωτομάρτυρας (protomártyrasm or f (plural πρωτομάρτυρες)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) protomartyr

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πρωτομάρτυρας”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998