mermer

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Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mermer

  1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mȅrmer m (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рмер)

  1. (regional, Bosnia, Serbia) marble (stone)
    Synonym: mrȁmor

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mermer (definite accusative mermeri, uncountable)

  1. marble (stone)