patina

Significado (inglés)

Noun

1. A paten, flat type of dish.
2. The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.
3. A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
4. A gloss or superficial layer.

Adj

Of a green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.

Sinónimos

verdigris

paten

lacquer

polish

🇵🇱

antique look

aerugo

verde antico

copper green

coat

🧥

aerugin

glaze

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpætɪnə/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

Borrowed from Italian patina, from Latin patina (“dish, pan”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē), either from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread”) or from Pre-Greek. Doublet of paten, patena, and patine.