bronzo

See also: bronzò

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian bronzo, English bronze, etc.

Noun

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

1. bronze

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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)

1. bronze

Derived terms

• bronzizar (“to bronze, tan”)

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Italian

Etymology

Several theories exist. Either from Byzantine Greek βροντησίον (brontēsíon) (11th century), presumably from Βρεντήσιον (Brentḗsion, “Brindisi”), known for the manufacture of bronze, or perhaps through a Vulgar Latin *aes brundusi(um), from the name of the same city. Alternatively, ultimately from Persian برنج‎ (birinj, biranj, “brass”) ~ پرنگ‎ (piring, “copper”), or from a Latin brundium, linked to the aforementioned Persian word. Less likely linked to Germanic through a Late or Vulgar Latin *brunitius, related to bruno (“brown”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bronzo m (plural bronzi)

1. bronze (metal or object)

Related terms

• bronzare
• bronzeo
• bronzetto
• bronzino
• bronzista

Verb

bronzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bronzare

References

bronzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana