patina

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A paten, flat type of dish.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A green colour, tinted with grey, like that of bronze patina.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A gloss or superficial layer.

Adj

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

Synonyms

verdigris

paten

lacquer

polish

🇵🇱

antique look

aerugo

verde antico

copper green

coat

🧥

aerugin

glaze

Translations

patine

patina

Patina

pátina

pátina

pàtina

πατίνα

patène

patina

zinabre

pateen

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpætɪnə/

Etymology

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.