benzoe

Italian

Etymology

Probably, from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). The first word is from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”), the second from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) (from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /benˈd͡zɔ.e/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔe
  • Hyphenation: ben‧zò‧e

Noun

benzoe m (plural benzoi)

  1. benzoin

References

  1. ^ benzoe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading

  • benzoe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French benzoë.

Noun

benzoe f (uncountable)

  1. benzoin

Declension

Declension of benzoe
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative benzoe benzoea
genitive-dative benzoei benzoeii
vocative benzoe, benzoeo
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.