marmar

See also: már-már

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

marmar n (plural marmari or marmare)

  1. marble

Adjective

marmar

  1. 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)

  1. marble (rock of crystalline limestone)

Declension

Derived terms

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

Malay

Etymology

Possibly either:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marmar/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [mama]
  • Rhymes: -mar, -ar

Noun

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

  1. marble (building material)
    Synonym: pualam

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay marmar.

Noun

marmar

  1. marble (building material)

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarmar/

Noun

marmar f or m

  1. 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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • marmarda

Descendants

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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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 -)

  1. marble
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