mermer

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Persian مرمر (marmar), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun

mermer

  1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • mermer”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Persian مرمر (marmar), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mêrmer/
  • Hyphenation: mer‧mer

Noun

mȅrmer m (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рмер)

  1. (regional, Bosnia, Serbia) marble (stone)
    Synonym: mrȁmor

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, marble). Compare Marmara Denizi (Sea of Marmara), from the same word.

Noun

mermer (definite accusative mermeri, uncountable)

  1. marble (stone)
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