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reloj

Chavacano

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Etymology

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InheritedfromSpanishreloj.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/reˈlo/,[reˈlo]
  • Hyphenation:re‧loj

Noun

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reloj

  1. clock
  2. watch

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Esperanto

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Noun

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reloj

  1. plural ofrelo

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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ViaDalmatianfromKoine Greekὡρολόγιον(hōrológion).

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Noun

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rèlōjm(Cyrillic spellingрѐло̄ј)

  1. (regional,Chakavian,Croatia)clock,watch(instrument used to measure orkeep trackof time)
    Synonym:sȃt
    • 1908,Zbornik za narodni život i običaje južnih slavena,page210:
      Trevi ga jedan gospodin pa mu reče: „Ajde ti sa mnom!” I odoše u jednu krčmu. Izvadi taj gospodinrelojpa gleda […]
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    • 1921,Milan Begović,Dunja u kovčegu:
      Šta, gledaš moje ruke? Sve su pocrnjele — trijebili smo mlade orahe. Ali kad sazriju ti ćeš mi već napraviti grontulju! Danas sam ti opet bolestan — najeli smo se oskoruša. Daj mi forint — danas je Rožarica. Kupit ću harmoniku ireloj.I Krste imareloj.A Jozo harmoniku.
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    • 1997,Zadarska smotra,volume46[= Domaća Rič 4],page390:
      Zvono je ocarinjeno i tri puta na dan opominjalo da se izmoli Zdravomarija. Ono zvonjenje za podne bijaše kao seoskireloj,jer su domaćice hrlile da ne zakasnu s ručkom.
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Declension

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Declension ofreloj
singular plural
nominative rèlōj relòji
genitive relòja relójā
dative relòju relòji
accusative rèlōj relòje
vocative relòju relòji
locative relòju relòjima
instrumental relòjem relòjima

Spanish

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromOld Catalanrelotge(1362) (ModernCatalanrellotge), from the olderorollotge,fromLatinhōrologium,fromAncient Greekὡρολόγιον(hōrológion).[1]The current form of the word may partly be aback-formationofrelojes,plural of obsoletereloje,which better conforms with the Catalan source and would explain the finalj,which is rare in Spanish.[2][3] Cognate withOld Galician-Portugueserelojo,Portugueserelógio,Greekρολόι(rolói),Frenchhorloge,ItalianorologioandRomanianorologiu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/reˈlox/[reˈlox]
    • Audio(Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes:-ox
  • IPA(key):/reˈlo/[reˈlo]
  • Syllabification:re‧loj

Noun

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relojm(pluralrelojes)

  1. clock
    Synonym:(Isleño)pandil
  2. watch,wristwatch
    Synonyms:reloj de pulsera,(colloquial)peluco

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Descendants

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  • Chavacano:reloj
  • →Cebuano:relo
  • →Ilocano:relo
  • →Kapampangan:relu
  • →Pangasinan:relo
  • →Portuguese:relógio
  • →Tagalog:relo

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  1. ^Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988)Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española(in Spanish), Mexico:Fondo de Cultura Económica,→ISBN
  2. ^Coromines, Joan(1961)Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana(in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos,→ISBN
  3. ^Musa, Héctor Eduardo (2006)Cómo mira y ve el argentino‎[1](in Spanish), Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken,→ISBN

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