esponja

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (feminine) sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
2. (feminine) sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
3. (feminine, figuratively) sponge (heavy drinker)

Verb

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

Conceptes

esponja

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Traduccions

éponge

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Schwamm

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sponge

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spugna

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spons

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esponja

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σφουγγάρι

spugne

إسفنجات

sponges

sunger

esponjas

îsfenc

sünger

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/isˈpõ.ʒɐ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb llatí: fungus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá).
Doublet of espúndia and fungo.