martelaar
Dutch
Etymology
This word seems to come from martelen + -aar.However, it originates from latin Martyr. Between 1201 and 1250 the word martelare was in use in Dutch, and martelaar comes from this word.The 'suffix' -aar is not really the common suffix, but an elongation or derivation of the Latin word.Therefore, a martelaar is not someone who tortures (martelen), but an actual martyr, who undergoes the torture (gemarteld worden).
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Hyphenation: mar‧te‧laar
Noun
martelaar m (plural martelaars or martelaren, diminutive martelaartje n)
- martyr
Related terms
- martelares f