What is the Latin word for bronze?

The usual Latin words for “bronze” are aes, aēneus, āerius; also faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“bronze” in Latin

aesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass; payment, debt aēneuscopper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze; brazen āeriusOf or pertaining to the air, aerial.; Rising aloft, high, airy.faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to m

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bronze

aes. Of bronze, aeneus, aereus; ex aere factus or espressus. A bronze, simulacrum ex aere expressum, factum; signum aeneum.

bronze v.

aëneum colorem inducere alicui rei.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bronze?: The usual Latin words for “bronze” are aes, aēneus, āerius; also faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.