German

Noun

Marmor m ‎(genitive Marmors, plural Marmore)

1. (petrology) marble

Declension

Derived terms

• marmorn

Danish

Noun

marmor n (singular definite marmoret, not used in plural form)

1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Latin

Alternative forms

• marmur

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος ‎(mármaros, “marble, crystalline rock”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.mor/, [ˈmar.mɔr]

Noun

marmor n ‎(genitive marmoris); third declension

1. (geology) a block or piece of marble
2. pulverized marble, marble dust
3. (in the plural) a marble pavement
4. (architecture) a marble statue; marble building
5. (figuratively) the surface of the sea; the sea

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Derived terms

Related terms

• marmorātiō
• marmorātum

Descendants

References

• marmor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• marmor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• MARMOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to make a marble statue: simulacrum e marmore facere
    

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "marmaros", via Latin marmor and German Marmor

Noun

marmor m, n ‎(definite singular marmoren or marmoret)

1. (mineralogy) marble (type of limestone)

References

• “marmor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "marmaros", via Latin marmor and German Marmor

Noun

marmor m, n ‎(definite singular marmoren or marmoret)

1. (mineralogy) marble (type of limestone)

References

• “marmor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Noun

marmor m ‎(genitive singular marmoir, no plural)

1. marble (stone)

Swedish

Noun

marmor c ‎(uncountable)

1. marble; rock of crystalline limestone

Declension

Welsh

Noun

marmor m (uncountable)

1. marble (stone)