cincel
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely from Old French cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting instrument”), ultimately from Latin caedere (“cut”). The /n/ seems to have been taken from pincel (“paintbrush”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θinˈθel/ [θĩn̟ˈθel]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /sinˈsel/ [sĩnˈsel]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: cin‧cel
Noun[edit]
cincel m (plural cinceles)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 83
Further reading[edit]
- “cincel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “cincel” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.