bronzo

See also: bronzò

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian bronzo, English bronze, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbronzo]
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• Rhymes: -onzo
• Hyphenation: bron‧zo

Noun

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

1. 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)

1. 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, or perhaps through a Vulgar Latin *aes brundusi(um), from the name of the same city.
• Perhaps from Lombardic brunst (“burning, fire”), German Brunst, related to English burn.
• Alternatively, ultimately from Persian برنج (berenj, beranj, “brass”) ~ پرنگ (pereng, “copper”), or from a Latin brundium, linked to the aforementioned Persian word.
• Less likely linked to Germanic through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *brunitius, related to bruno (“brown”).

Noun

bronzo m (plural bronzi)

1. bronze (metal or object)

Related terms

• bronzare
• bronzeo
• bronzetto
• bronzino
• bronzista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bronzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bronzare

Further reading

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