mermer

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Classical Persian مرمر (marmar), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Noun

mermer

1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Declension

Declension of mermer

	singular	plural
nominative	mermer	mermerler
genitive	mermerniñ	mermerlerniñ
dative	mermerge	mermerlerge
accusative	mermerni	mermerlerni
locative	mermerde	mermerlerde
ablative	mermerden	mermerlerden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “mermer”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Classical Persian مرمر (marmar), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mêrmer/
• Hyphenation: mer‧mer

Noun

mȅrmer m inan (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рмер)

1. (regional, Bosnia, Serbia) marble (stone)

   Synonym: mrȁmor

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرمر (mermer), from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”). Compare Marmara Denizi (“Sea of Marmara”), from the same word.

Noun

mermer (definite accusative mermeri, uncountable)

1. marble, a metamorphic rock

   Synonym: ruham

Derived terms

• mermer dayağı
• mermer gibi
• mermer kaymağı
• mermer kireci
• mermer ocağı
• mermer tülbendi
• mermerci
• mermerimsi
• mermerleşmek
• mermerli
• mermerlik
• mermerşahi
• su mermeri

Further reading

• “mermer”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mermer”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mermer”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3156
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mermer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük