mártir

See also: martir, mártír, and màrtir

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaʁt͡ʃiʁ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmaɾtiɾ/
  • Hyphenation: már‧tir

Noun

mártir m, f (plural mártires)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmartiɾ/, [ˈmart̪iɾ]
  • Hyphenation: már‧tir

Noun

mártir m or f (plural mártires)

  1. martyr

Descendants

See also

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/378297386/Corominas-G-MA
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