marmar
See also: már-már
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- marmarã
- marmurã, marmuri, mirmer
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek μάρμαρο (mármaro), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
Noun
marmar n (plural marmari or marmare)
- marble
Adjective
marmar
- like marble
Irish
Alternative forms
- marmal
Etymology
From Old Irish marmar, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
Noun
marmar m (genitive singular marmair, nominative plural marmair)
- marble (rock of crystalline limestone)
Declension
Declension of marmar
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- marmarach
- marmaraigh
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| marmar | mharmar | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “marmar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “marmar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “marmar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Malay
Noun
marmar (Jawi spelling مرمر, informal 1st possessive marmarku, 2nd possessive marmarmu, 3rd possessive marmarnya)
- marble (building material)
Further reading
- “marmar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay marmar.
Noun
marmar
- marble (building material)
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmarmar/
Noun
marmar f or m
- marble
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | marmarL | marmairL | marmaraH |
| Vocative | marmarL | marmairL | marmaraH |
| Accusative | marmairN | marmairL | marmaraH |
| Genitive | marmaireH | marmarL | marmarN |
| Dative | marmairL | marmaraib | marmaraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- marmarda
Descendants
- Irish: marmar
- Manx: marmyr
- Scottish Gaelic: marmor
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| marmar also mmarmar after a proclitic | marmar pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Uzbek
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | мармар (marmar) |
| Latin | marmar |
| Perso-Arabic | |
Noun
marmar (plural -)
- marble