marbre

See also: marbré

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros). Compare Occitan marbre~marme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈmar.bɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈmar.bɾə], [ˈma.bɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmaɾ.bɾe]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

marbre m (plural marbres)

  1. (uncountable) marble (rock)
  2. (by extension) kitchen counter, worktop
    Synonyms: fogons, taulell de cuina, amanidor
  3. alternative form of mabre (striped seabream)

Derived terms

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

Noun

marbre m (plural marbres)

  1. marble (type of stone)
  2. (baseball) home plate

Derived terms

Verb

marbre

  1. inflection of marbrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

From Latin marmor.

Noun

marbre oblique singularm (oblique plural marbres, nominative singular marbres, nominative plural marbre)

  1. marble (stone)

Descendants

  • Middle English: marbre, marble
  • French: marbre