Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mermer

  1. marble (crystalline limestone)

Declension

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mȅrmer m (Cyrillic spelling ме̏рмер)

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

Turkish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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mermer (definite accusative mermeri, uncountable)

  1. marble (stone)