esponja

Senso (Inglese)

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:

Concetti

spugna

🧽

spugne

Traduzioni

éponge

🧽

Schwamm

🧽

sponge

🧽

spons

🧽

esponja

🧽

esponja

🧽

σφουγγάρι

îsfenc

sponges

إسفنجات

esponjas

sünger

🧽

sunger

pad

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/isˈpõ.ʒɐ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine latino: 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.