esponja

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine) sponge (marine invertebrate)
2. (feminine) sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. (feminine) sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. (feminine) sponge, moocher

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of esponjar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of esponjar:

esponjar

1. (transitive) to fluff up, make spongey
2. (intransitive) to become spongey

Lees meer

Sinonieme

estropajo

inflamación

parásito

sanguijuela

bayeta

limpiador

estrujador

Vertalings

sponge

🧽

Schwamm

🧽

éponge

🧽

esponja

🧽

spugna

🧽

spons

🧽

esponja

🧽

σφουγγάρι

Badeschwamm

sünger

🧽

îsfenc

sunger

sponger

paràsit

Gekoppel as

es‧pon‧ja

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/esˈponxa/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Latyn: fungus

Verwante met Engels: sponge

In summary

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