«midday, noon» en set llengües
Significatmidday, noon
Espanyol
/medjoˈdia/
m.patrimonial
Francès
/midi/
m.patrimonial
Le Midi is also the south of France.
Italià
/meddzoˈdʒorno/
m.patrimonial
Il Mezzogiorno is also southern Italy; mezzo + giorno (from DIURNUM).
Portuguès
/ˈmeju ˈdʒiɐ/
m.patrimonial
Romanès
/aˈmjazə/
f.patrimonial
From AD MEDIAM DIEM; everyday speech also says la prânz 'at lunchtime'.
Català
/midʒˈdiə/
m.patrimonial
Anglès
/ˈmɪddeɪ/
anglès patrimonial · Old English middæg
Mid- is a distant cognate of MEDIUS (PIE *médʰyos), but day is not related to DIĒS.
L’avantpassat llatí
MEDIUM DIEM‘the middle of the day’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
In both France and Italy, 'noon' also names the south, where the sun stands at midday.
Parents en anglès: medium, meridian (MERĪDIĒS, Latin's own fused 'mid-day')
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- esComemos a mediodía.
- frOn déjeune à midi.
- itPranziamo a mezzogiorno.
- ptA gente almoça ao meio-dia.
- roLuăm prânzul la amiază.
- caDinem a migdia.
- enWe have lunch at noon.