marble
English
/ˈmɑːbəl/, /ˈmɑɹbəl/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A rock of crystalline limestone.
- (countable) A small ball, usually of glass or ceramic.
- (countable) An artwork made from marble.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French marbre derived from Latin marmor (marble) derived from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (marble, crystalline rock).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μάρμαρος
Gloss
marble, crystalline rock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Marblette English
- emmarble English
- enmarble English
- fish English
- marblefish English
- marbleization English
- marbleize English
- marbleless English
- marblelike English
- marbleness English
- marbler English
- marblewood English
- marblework English
- marbly English
- marmoric English
- marmorosis English
- nonmarble English
- wood English
- work English
- marmor Latin
- marmor, marmore Latin
- marmore Latin
- marmoreus Latin
- Marmor German
- márvány Hungarian
- marmo Italian
- marbre French
- μάρμαρος Ancient Greek
- μαρμάρινος Ancient Greek
- *mer- Proto-Indo-European
- マーブル Japanese
- *mormorъ Proto-Slavic
- مرمر Arabic
- مَرْمَر Arabic
- marbre Old French
- مرمر Persian
- μάρμαρο Greek (modern)
- marmor Welsh
- marmer Middle Dutch
- մարմար Old Armenian
- mermer Turkish
- marmar Old Irish
- marbal Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- মাৰ্বল Assamese
- marmul Friulian
- marmuras Lithuanian
- mabol Tok Pisin
- მარმარილოჲ Old Georgian
- mermer Crimean Tatar
- marbel West Flemish