LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

martyrium

martyrium n (genitive martyriī or martyrī)
Classical[marˈty.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[marˈtiː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinneutermartyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially through blood (death)
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinneutera martyrium; burial place of a martyr
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinneutera church dedicated to a martyr

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemartyriummartyria
genitivemartyriī
martyrī		martyriōrum
dativemartyriōmartyriīs
accusativemartyriummartyria
ablativemartyriōmartyriīs
vocativemartyriummartyria

martўrĭum, ĭi, n., = μαρτύριον,
I. a testimony, sealed with one's blood, to the truth of the Christian religion, martyrdom.
I. Lit. (eccl. Lat.): martyrii palmae, Tert. Spect. 29; Greg. M. Dial. 3, 28: Domini martyrium, Hier. adv. Jovin. 1: sanguine martyrii, Prud. στεφ. 7, 9: sacri martyrii corona, Ambros, Off. 2, 28.—
II. Transf.
A. The place where a martyr is buried, a martyr's grave: martyria negat esse facienda, Tert. adv. Haer. 46; so Cod. Just. 1, 2, 16.—
B. A church dedicated to a saint: martyrium fabricare, Hier. Vita Hilar. 31.

Origins

From Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony”). By surface analysis, martyr + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalanmartiri
  • Englishmartyrium
  • Frenchmartyre
  • GermanMartyrium
  • Italianmartirio
  • Portuguesemartíriofrom Old Galician-Portuguese marteiro
  • Romanianmartiriu
  • Spanishmartirio
  • Arabicمَرْطُول

Quick answers

What does martyrium mean in Latin?
martyrium, a noun, means “martyrdom; testimony of a martyr, especially through blood (death); a martyrium”.
What is the genitive of martyrium?
The genitive singular is martyriī. martyrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce martyrium?
In classical Latin, [marˈty.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [marˈtiː.ri.um].