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)