marmar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: már-már

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Greek μάρμαρο (mármaro), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun[edit]

marmar n (plural marmari or marmare)

  1. marble

Adjective[edit]

marmar

  1. like marble

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish marmar, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun[edit]

marmar m (genitive singular marmair, nominative plural marmair)

  1. marble (rock of crystalline limestone)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly either:

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

marmar (Jawi spelling مرمر, informal 1st possessive marmarku, 2nd possessive marmarmu, 3rd possessive marmarnya)

  1. marble (building material)
    Synonym: pualam

Further reading[edit]

Maranao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay marmar.

Noun[edit]

marmar

  1. marble (building material)

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

marmar f or m

  1. marble

Inflection[edit]

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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: marmar
  • Manx: marmyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: marmor

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic мармар (marmar)
Latin marmar
Perso-Arabic

Noun[edit]

marmar (plural -)

  1. marble