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bronzo

bronzo

See also: bronzò

Esperanto

Noun

bronzo (accusative singular bronzon, plural bronzoj, accusative plural bronzojn)

  1. bronze

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto bronzo.

Noun

bronzo (plural bronzi)

  1. bronze

Derived terms


Italian

Etymology

Either from Byzantine Greek βροντησίον (brontēsíon) (11th cent.), presumably from Βρεντήσιον (Brentḗsion, Brindisi), known for the manufacture of bronze,[1] or ultimately from Persian برنج (birinj, biranj, brass) ~ پرنگ (piring) ‘copper’.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbron.d͡zo/, [ˈbr̺on̪.d̪͡z̪o]
  • Hyphenation: brón‧zo

Noun

bronzo m (plural bronzi)

  1. bronze (metal or object)

Related terms

Verb

bronzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bronzare

References

  1. Originally, Berthelot, Journal des Savants, 1888, p. 677.
  2. Originally, Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, page 1657.