colofònia
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin colophōnia, from Ancient Greek κολοφωνία (kolophōnía), from Κολοφών (Kolophṓn, “Colophon”, name of a city where rosin was produced in antiquity). Cognate with English colophony.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ku.luˈfɔ.ni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.loˈfɔ.ni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ko.loˈfɔ.ni.a]
Noun
colofònia f (plural colofònies)
- rosin
- Synonym: pega grega
Further reading
- “colofònia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007