màrmuru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• màrmaru, màrmiru (a-coloured, i-coloured variants)
• màmmaru, màmmiru, màmmuru (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
• marmaru, marmiru, marmuru, mammaru, mammiru, mammuru (eye dialect, non standard)

Etymology

From the masculinization of Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Albanian marmur, Aromanian marmuri, English marble, Galician mármore, Italian marmo, Portuguese mármore, Romanian marmură, Sardinian màrmuri, Asturian and Spanish mármol, Venetan màrmaro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɾ.mu.ɾu/, [ˈmaɾ.mʊ.ɾʊ], [-ɾ.ma-], [-ɾ.mɪ-], [-m.mʊ-], [-m.ma-], [-m.mɪ-]
• Rhymes: -armuru
• Hyphenation: màr‧mu‧ru

Noun

màrmuru m (plural màrmura)

1. marble

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