Noun: martelaar
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | martelaar |
| Pl. | martelaars; martelaren |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like martelaar
bestevaar,
weduwnaar,
lakenhandelaar,
windhandelaar,
Texelaar,
zondaar,
kaashandelaar,
tovenaar,
dienaar,
yogaleraar,
huiseigenaar,
schollevaar,
vrijmetselaar,
martelaar,
schaakleraar,
handelaar,
geschiedenisleraar,
antiquaar,
Bomenaar,
actiehandelaar, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. This word seems to come from martelen + -aar.
2. However, it originates from latin Martyr. Between 1201 and 1250 the word martelare was in use in Dutch, and martelaar comes from this word.
3. The 'suffix' -aar is not really the common suffix, but an elongation or derivation of the Latin word.
4. Therefore, a martelaar is not someone who tortures (martelen), but an actual martyr, who undergoes the torture (gemarteld worden).
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