marne

See also: Marne, marné, and marně

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French marne, variant of marle, from Gaulish *margila, a diminutive of marga, attested in Pliny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁn/

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Verb

marne

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

Noun

marne f (plural marnes)

1. marl (mixed earthy substance)

Descendants

• → Italian: marna

Further reading

• “marne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

marne f

1. plural of marna

Anagrams

• menar, ramen

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.nɛ/
• Rhymes: -arnɛ
• Syllabification: mar‧ne

Adjective

marne

1. inflection of marny:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural