See also: már-már

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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marmar n (plural marmari or marmare)

  1. marble

Adjective

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marmar

  1. like marble

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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marmar m (genitive singular marmair, nominative plural marmair)

  1. marble (rock of crystalline limestone)

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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.

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Malay

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Etymology

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Possibly either:

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. marble (building material)
    Synonym: pualam

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Maranao

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay marmar.

Noun

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marmar

  1. marble (building material)

Old Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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marmar f or m

  1. marble

Inflection

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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

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Descendants

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

Mutation

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Mutation of marmar
radical lenition nasalization
marmar
also mmarmar after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
marmar
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

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

Uzbek

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

Noun

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marmar (plural -)

  1. marble