Welsh word

merthyru

to martyr

verbmasculine/mɛrˈθərɨ̞/

merthyru means “to martyr” in Welsh and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /mɛrˈθərɨ̞/.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	merthyru
Treiglad Meddal	ferthyru

Religion

croesi

to cross

addoli

to worship

gweddïo

to pray

aberthu

to sacrifice

amlosgi

to cremate

apwyntio

to ordain

cysegru

to consecrate

bendithio

to bless

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