reloj

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Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish reloj.

Noun

reloj

  1. clock
  2. watch

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Esperanto

Noun

reloj

  1. plural of relo

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Via Dalmatian from Koine Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).

Pronunciation

Noun

rèlōj m (Cyrillic spelling рѐло̄ј)

  1. (regional, Chakavian, Croatia) clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
    Synonym: sȃt
    • 1908, Zbornik za narodni život i običaje južnih slavena, page 210:
      Trevi ga jedan gospodin pa mu reče: „Ajde ti sa mnom!” I odoše u jednu krčmu. Izvadi taj gospodin reloj pa gleda […]
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    • 1921, Milan Begović, Dunja u kovčegu:
      Šta, gledaš moje ruke? Sve su pocrnjele — trijebili smo mlade orahe. Ali kad sazriju ti ćeš mi već napraviti grontulju! Danas sam ti opet bolestan — najeli smo se oskoruša. Daj mi forint — danas je Rožarica. Kupit ću harmoniku i reloj. I Krste ima reloj. A Jozo harmoniku.
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    • 1997, Zadarska smotra, volume 46 , page 390:
      Zvono je ocarinjeno i tri puta na dan opominjalo da se izmoli Zdravomarija. Ono zvonjenje za podne bijaše kao seoski reloj, jer su domaćice hrlile da ne zakasnu s ručkom.
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Declension

Declension of reloj
singular plural
nominative rèlōj relòji
genitive relòja relójā
dative relòju relòji
accusative rèlōj relòje
vocative relòju relòji
locative relòju relòjima
instrumental relòjem relòjima

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Catalan relotge (1362) (Modern Catalan rellotge), from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). The current form of the word may partly be a back-formation of relojes, plural of obsolete reloje, which better conforms with the Catalan source and would explain the final j, which is rare in Spanish. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese relojo, Portuguese relógio, French horloge, Italian orologio and Romanian orologiu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈlox/
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ox
  • IPA(key): /reˈlo/
    • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: re‧loj

Noun

reloj m (plural relojes)

  1. clock
    Synonym: (Isleño) pandil
  2. watch, wristwatch
    Synonyms: reloj de pulsera, (colloquial) peluco

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Chavacano: reloj
  • → Cebuano: relo
  • → Portuguese: relógio
  • → Tagalog: relo

References

  1. ^ Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, →ISBN
  2. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN
  3. ^ Musa, Héctor Eduardo (2006) Cómo mira y ve el argentino‎ (in Spanish), Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken, →ISBN

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