LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

martyr

martyr m or f (genitive martyris)
Classical[ˈmar.tyr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.tir]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinfemininemasculinemartyr, especially a Christian martyr

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemartyrmartyrēs
genitivemartyrismartyrum
dativemartyrīmartyribus
accusativemartyremmartyrēs
ablativemartyremartyribus
vocativemartyrmartyrēs

martyr, ўris, comm., = μάρτυρ,
I. a witness; esp. one who by his death bears witness to the truth of the Christian religion, a martyr (eccl. Lat.): salvete flores Marty rum, Prud. Cath. 12, 125; Vulg. Apoc. 17, 6 —In fem.: Perpetua, fortissima martyr, Tert. Anim. 55.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchmartyrfrom Old French martire
  • Englishmartyrfrom Old French martire
  • GermanMärtyrer
  • Italianmartire
  • Romanianmartor
  • Sardinianmàrturu
  • Spanishmártir
  • Proto-Brythonic*merθɨr
  • Danishmartyr
  • Dutchmartelaar
Old Occitan
  • Catalanmàrtir
  • Occitanmartir
Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Portuguesemártir
  • Galicianmártir

In English words that came into English from martyr

  • martyrmartyr

Quick answers

What does martyr mean in Latin?
martyr, a noun, means “martyr, especially a Christian martyr”.
What is the genitive of martyr?
The genitive singular is martyris. martyr is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce martyr?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.tyr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.tir].