martire

See also: Martire and Martiré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyrem, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”). Compare the inherited Old Italian martore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ti.re/
Rhymes: -artire
Hyphenation: màr‧ti‧re

Noun

martire m or f by sense (plural martiri)

martyr

Related terms

martirio

Anagrams

emartri, mitrare, mitrerà, ritmare, ritmerà, trimera

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

martire m or f

martyr

Declension

Declension of martire

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	Subject	martires	martire
Singular	Oblique	martire	martire
Plural	Subject	martire	martires
Plural	Oblique	martires	martires

Descendants

French: martyr
→ Middle English: martir
- Scots: mairtyr
- English: martyr
  - → Maori: matira
Norman: martyr

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