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marmar

marmar

See also: már-már

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Noun

marmar n (plural marmari/marmare)

  1. marble

Adjective

marmar

  1. like marble

Irish

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
marmar mharmar unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmarmar/

Noun

marmar f, m

  1. marble

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • marmarda

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
marmar
also mmarmar after a proclitic
marmar
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/
marmar
also mmarmar after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.