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Etymology

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From German martern (to torment), derived from Marter (torture), borrowed via Late Latin martyrium (martyrdom) from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, testimony).

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martre (imperative martr, infinitive at martre, present tense martrer, past tense martrede, perfect tense har martret)

  1. to torment

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French

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Etymology

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From Frankish *marþra (marten), from Proto-Germanic *marþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *martus (bride). X. Delamarre (2003) in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise proposes a connection to Gaulish martalos via a "crossed-etymology".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maʁtʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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une marte

martre f (plural martres)

  1. marten (animal)
    Synonym: marte

Descendants

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  • Italian: martora

Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɐ̯tʁə], [ˈmaʁtʁə]
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Verb

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martre

  1. inflection of martern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Norman

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Etymology

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From Frankish *martar.

Noun

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martre f (plural martres)

  1. (Jersey) marten (animal)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From a Middle Low German cognate to Middle High German martern, marteren (torture).

Verb

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martre (present tense martrer, past tense martra or martret, past participle martra or martret)

  1. (mental/spiritual) torment

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