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)

  1. martyr

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

martire m or f

  1. martyr

Declension

Case masculine feminine
singular subject martires martire
oblique martire martire
plural subject martire martires
oblique martires martires

Descendants

  • French: martyr
  • → Middle English: martir
  • Norman: martyr
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