martyrium
English
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin martyrium, from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”).
Noun
martyrium (plural martyriums or martyria)
Synonyms
- (rhetoric): testatio
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /marˈty.ri.um/, [marˈtʏ.ri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /marˈti.ri.um/, [marˈtiː.ri.um]
Noun
martyrium n (genitive martyriī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially through blood (death)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) a martyrium; burial place of a martyr
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) a church dedicated to a martyr
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | martyrium | martyria |
Genitive | martyriī | martyriōrum |
Dative | martyriō | martyriīs |
Accusative | martyrium | martyria |
Ablative | martyriō | martyriīs |
Vocative | martyrium | martyria |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- martyrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- martyrium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- martyrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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