martir

See also: Martir, mártir, mártír, and màrtir

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French martire, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Aeolic Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), from μάρτυς (“witness”).

Noun

martir (plural martirs)

  1. martyr
    • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 17-18.
      The hooly blisful martir for to seke
      That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke.
      The holy blessed martyr there to seek
      Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μάρτυρ (mártyr). Doublet of martor.

Noun

martir m (plural martiri)

  1. martyr

Synonyms
  • martiriu

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mártir (“martyr”).

Noun

martir

  1. martyr
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