bronzo
See also: bronzò
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian bronzo, English bronze, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbronzo]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -onzo
- Hyphenation: bron‧zo
Noun
bronzo (accusative singular bronzon, plural bronzoj, accusative plural bronzojn)
- bronze
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto bronzo, English bronze, French bronze, German Bronze, Italian bronzo, Russian бро́нза (brónza), Spanish bronce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbron.zo/
Noun
bronzo (plural bronzi)
- bronze
Derived terms
- bronzizar (“to bronze, tan”)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbron.d͡zo/
- Rhymes: -ondzo
- Hyphenation: brón‧zo
Etymology 1
Several theories exist:
- From Byzantine Greek βροντησίον (brontēsíon) (11th century), presumably from Βρεντήσιον (Brentḗsion, “Brindisi”), known for the manufacture of bronze,[1] or perhaps through a Vulgar Latin *aes brundusi(um),[2][3] from the name of the same city.
- Alternatively, ultimately from Persian برنج (birinj, biranj, “brass”) ~ پرنگ (piring, “copper”),[4] or from a Latin brundium, linked to the aforementioned Persian word.[5]
- Less likely linked to Germanic through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *brunitius, related to bruno (“brown”).[6]
Noun
bronzo m (plural bronzi)
- bronze (metal or object)
Related terms
- bronzare
- bronzeo
- bronzetto
- bronzino
- bronzista
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bronzo
- first-person singular present indicative of bronzare
References
- Berthelot, Journal des Savants, 1888, p. 677
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “bronzo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 1657, pages 132–133
- brónzo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “bronzo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Further reading
bronzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana