Bronze

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See also:bronzeandbronzé

English

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Proper noun

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Bronze(pluralBronzes)

  1. Asurname.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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16th century asBronzo,Brunzo,directly fromItalianbronzo.Since the 18th century adapted toFrenchbronze,itself from the Italian. Further origin uncertain; see the Italian lemma for more. The unusual pronunciation/s/for ‹z› perhaps developed as a compromise between French/z/and German/ts/.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈbrɔ̃sə/,[ˈbʁɔ̃ː.sə],[ˈbʁɔŋ.sə]
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key):/ˈbrɔntsə/(archaic to obsolete)

Noun

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Bronzef(genitiveBronze,pluralBronzen)

  1. bronze
    • 1995,“Bronze, Silber und Gold”, performed byWolfgang Petry:
      Bronze,Silber und Gold hab ich nie gewollt.
      Ich will nur dich, nur dich allein.
      Bronze,silver and gold I’ve never wanted.
      I just want you, just you alone.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Saterland Frisian:Bronse

See also

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Symbol Pt Au Ag Fe Al Sn Cu
metal Platin Gold Silber Eisen Aluminium Zinn Kupfer

Further reading

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