željezo

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *želězo. First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒěʎezo/
  • Hyphenation: že‧lje‧zo

Noun

žèljezo n (Cyrillic spelling жѐљезо)

  1. iron
    Synonym: gvožđe

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See also

Symbol Pt Au Ag Fe Al Sn Cu
metal platina zlato srebro željezo aluminij kalaj
kositar
bakar

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žèljezo”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 618

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