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

Declension of marmar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative marmar marmair
vocative a mharmair a mharmara
genitive marmair marmar
dative marmar marmair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an marmar na marmair
genitive an mharmair na marmar
dative leis an marmar
don mharmar
leis na marmair

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of marmar
radical lenition eclipsis
marmar mharmar not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Possibly either:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /marmar/
  • Rhymes: -mar, -ar

Noun

marmar (Jawi spelling مرمر)

  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

Mutation of marmar
radical lenition nasalization
marmar
also mmarmar in h-prothesis environments
marmar
pronounced with /β̃-/
marmar
also mmarmar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic мармар
Latin marmar
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Noun

marmar (plural -)

  1. marble