marmar
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- marble rock of crystalline limestone
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish marmar 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
- marmoric English
- marmorosis English
- marmor Latin
- marmor, marmore Latin
- marmore Latin
- marmoreus Latin
- Marmor German
- márvány Hungarian
- marmo Italian
- μάρμαρος Ancient Greek
- μαρμάρινος Ancient Greek
- *mer- Proto-Indo-European
- marmarach Irish
- marmaraigh Irish
- *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
- marmor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- marmyr Manx
- marmul Friulian
- marmuras Lithuanian
- მარმარილოჲ Old Georgian
- mermer Crimean Tatar