μάρμαρο
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Koine Greek μάρμαρον (mármaron), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, masculine)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μάρμαρο • (mármaro) n (plural μάρμαρα)
- marble (the raw material; floor and paving slabs; statuary)
- 1935 - George Seferis, Μυθιστόρημα ΚΓ´, [Mythistorema] (poems), 23. 1935, Original polytonic spelling. At George Seferis: Collected Poems, 1924-1955. Bilingual Edition pp56-57.
- Λίγο ἀκόμα
θὰ ἰδοῦμε τὶς ἀμυγδαλιὲς ν’ ἀνθίζουν
τὰ μάρμαρα νὰ λάμπουν στὸν ἥλιο
τὴ θάλασσα νὰ κυματίζει
λίγο ἀκόμα,
νὰ σηκωθοῦμε λίγο ψηλότερα.- Lígo akóma
thá idoúme tís amygdaliés n’ anthízoun
tá mármara ná lámpoun stón ílio
tí thálassa ná kymatízei
lígo akóma,
ná sikothoúme lígo psilótera. - A little farther
we will see the almond trees blossoming
the marble gleaming in the sun
the sea breaking into waves
a little farther,
let us rise a little higher.
- Translation by Philip Sherrard, Edmund Keeley. [1]
- Lígo akóma
- 1935 - George Seferis, Μυθιστόρημα ΚΓ´, [Mythistorema] (poems), 23. 1935, Original polytonic spelling. At George Seferis: Collected Poems, 1924-1955. Bilingual Edition pp56-57.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μάρμαρο (mármaro) | μάρμαρα (mármara) |
| genitive | μαρμάρου (marmárou) μάρμαρου (mármarou) |
μαρμάρων (marmáron) |
| accusative | μάρμαρο (mármaro) | μάρμαρα (mármara) |
| vocative | μάρμαρο (mármaro) | μάρμαρα (mármara) |
Related terms
[edit]- μαρμαράς m (marmarás)
- μαρμάρινος (marmárinos)
- μαρμαρωμένος (marmaroménos, “petrified”, participle)
- [https://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/en/modern_greek/tools/lexica/reverse/search.html?lq=%2A%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%81%2A Terms with μαρμαρ-
-->] — Anastasiadi-Symeonidi, Anna (2003) Αντίστροφο λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής (ΑΛΝΕ) [Α Reverse Index of Modern Greek (RIMG)] @ins Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandafyllidis Foundation) ISBN:960-231-097-9 & online @greek-language.gr (abbreviations, asterisk for literary words)
Further reading
[edit]- μάρμαρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- μάρμαρο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
μάρμαρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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