marbre

See also: marbré

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈmar.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈmar.bɾə], [ˈma.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmaɾ.bɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈmar.bɾe]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “marbre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “marbre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “marbre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁbʁ/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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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

Old French

Etymology

From Latin marmor.

Noun

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

1. marble (stone)

Descendants

• → Middle English: marbre, marble
  • English: marble
    • → Scottish Gaelic: marbal
• French: marbre