cinzel

Portuguese

Etymology

From older cisel (influenced by pincel "paintbrush"), from Old French cisel, from cisoir (with a change in suffix), from Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting instrument”), ultimately from Latin caedere (“cut”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈzɛw/ [sĩˈzɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈzɛl/ [sĩˈzɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈzɛ.li/

  • Hyphenation: cin‧zel

Noun

cinzel m (plural cinzéis)

  1. chisel (tool consisting of an oblong piece of metal ending in a sharp edge)

Descendants
  • → Malayalam: ചിന്തേർ (cintēṟ)

References
  1. 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
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