marmur

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.mʊr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmar.mur]

marmur n (genitive marmuris); third declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. alternative form of marmor
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 1:

     porphireticum marmor non purpureticum marmur

     (The correct form is) porphireticum marmor, not purpureticum marmur]

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

• marmuł (Western Lublin, Żabia Wola)

Learned borrowing from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.mur/

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• Rhymes: -armur
• Syllabification: mar‧mur

marmur m inan (diminutive marmurek)

1. marble (metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone)
2. marble (crystalline limestone interspersed with veins of calcite, similar to this rock)
3. marble (anything made of marble)

• marmur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• marmur in Polish dictionaries at PWN