mermer
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Persian مرمر (marmar), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
Noun
mermer
- marble (crystalline limestone)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mermer | mermerler |
| genitive | mermerniñ | mermerlerniñ |
| dative | mermerge | mermerlerge |
| accusative | mermerni | mermerlerni |
| locative | mermerde | mermerlerde |
| ablative | mermerden | mermerlerden |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], 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 inan (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рмер)
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)
Derived terms
- mermer dayağı
- mermer gibi
- mermer kaymağı
- mermer kireci
- mermer ocağı
- mermer tülbendi
- mermerci
- mermerimsi
- mermerleşmek
- mermerli
- mermerlik
- mermerşahi
- su mermeri
Further reading
- “mermer”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “mermer”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mermer”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3156
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mermer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük