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esponja

See also: esponjá

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

NounEdit

esponja f (plural esponges)

  1. sponge
  2. (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

esponja

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of esponjar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of esponjar

PortugueseEdit

 
esponja (Spongilla lacustris)
 
esponja

EtymologyEdit

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus).

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

NounEdit

esponja f (plural esponjas)

  1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
  2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

DescendantsEdit

  • Hunsrik: Esponja

SpanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá)[1], a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos) "sponge" (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /esˈponxa/ [esˈpõŋ.xa]
  • Rhymes: -onxa
  • Syllabification: es‧pon‧ja

NounEdit

esponja f (plural esponjas)

  1. sponge (marine invertebrate)
    Synonyms: espongiario, porífero
  2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
  3. sponge (porous material of sponges)
  4. sponge, moocher

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

VerbEdit

esponja

  1. inflection of esponjar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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