martyre
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.tiʁ/
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin martyrium, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion).
Noun
martyre m (plural martyres)
- martyrdom
Etymology 2
From martyr + -e.
Noun
martyre f (plural martyres)
- martyress; female equivalent of martyr
Further reading
- “martyre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
martyre
- ablative singular of martyr