martyre

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʁ.tiʁ/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin martyrium, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion).

Noun

martyre m (plural martyres)

martyrdom

Etymology 2

From martyr +‎ -e.

Noun

martyre f (plural martyres)

a female martyr; female equivalent of martyr

Further reading

“martyre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

martyre

ablative singular of martyr

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