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reloj

reloj

Esperanto

Noun

reloj

  1. plural of relo

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from Koine Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Compare Greek ρολόι (rolói).

Noun

reloj m (Cyrillic spelling релој)

  1. (regional) clock
  2. (regional) watch, wristwatch

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Catalan relotge (1362) (Modern Catalan rellotge), from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).[1] 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.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [reˈlox], [reˈloɣ], [reˈlo]

Noun

reloj m (plural relojes)

  1. clock
  2. watch, wristwatch

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References

  1. Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, ISBN 968-16-2812-8
  2. Musa, Héctor Eduardo (2006) Cómo mira y ve el argentino (in Spanish), Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Dunken, ISBN 968-02-1621-8