marbre

See also: marbré

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Occitan marbre~marme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈma.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈma.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmaɾ.bɾe]

Noun

marbre m (plural marbres)

1. (uncountable) marble (rock)
2. (by extension) kitchen counter, worktop

   Synonyms: fogons, taulell de cuina, amanidor

3. Alternative form of mabre (“striped seabream”)

Derived terms

• marbrar
• marbrejar
• marbrenc
• marbrera
• marbrista

 

Related terms

• marmori

References

• “marbre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “marbre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “marbre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “marbre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

From Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, marmore, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁbʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁbʁ

Noun

marbre m (plural marbres)

1. marble (type of stone)
2. (baseball) home plate

Derived terms

• de marbre
• gravé dans le marbre

 

Verb

marbre

1. inflection of marbrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “marbre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ambrer, bramer

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin marmor, marmore.

Noun

marbre oblique singular, m (oblique plural marbres, nominative singular marbres, nominative plural marbre)

1. marble (stone)

Descendants

• → English: marble
• French: marbre