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mártir

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See also: martir, mártír, and màrtir

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, witness).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: már‧tir

Noun

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mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

  1. martyr (one who dies for his religion)
  2. (by extension) martyr (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause)
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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: martir

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr,[1] from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, witness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾtiɾ/ [ˈmaɾ.t̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾtiɾ
  • Syllabification: már‧tir

Noun

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mártir m or f by sense (plural mártires)

  1. martyr

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mártir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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