marmură

See also: marmurã

Romanian

Alternative forms

• мармурэ (marmură) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
• marmoră
• marmure — archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros)bor.

Latin marmor

Romanian marmură

Inherited from Latin marmor, borrowed from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.mu.rə/
• Rhymes: -armurə
• Hyphenation: mar‧mu‧ră

Noun

marmură f (plural marmuri)

1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	marmură	marmura	marmuri	marmurile
genitive-dative	marmuri	marmurii	marmuri	marmurilor
vocative	marmură, marmuro		marmurilor

Derived terms

• înmărmuri
• mărmuriu

Related terms

• marmorean
• marmoreu

Further reading

• “marmură”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026