«beach» en siete lenguas
Significadobeach
Español
/ˈplaʝa/
f.patrimonial
Keeps pl- where the sound law predicts ll-; the exact route of the word is debated.
Francés
/plaʒ/
f.préstamo · Italian piaggia 'slope, shore'
Italiano
/ˈspjaddʒa/
f.patrimonial
The initial s- is not well explained; older piaggia meant 'hillside'.
Portugués
/ˈpɾajɐ/
f.patrimonial
Portuguese often turned pl- into pr-: PLAGIAM → praia.
Rumano
/ˈplaʒə/
f.préstamo · French plage
Catalán
/ˈpladʒə/
f.patrimonial
Inglés
/bitʃ/
inglés patrimonial · uncertain, perhaps Old English bæce 'stream'
El antepasado latino
PLAGIAM‘shore (Late Latin, from Greek plágios 'slanting')’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
A beach is literally a 'slope' down to the water. French took the word from Italian in the Middle Ages, which is why it shows no native sound change.
Apréndela
En una frase
- esPasamos el día en la playa.
- frOn passe la journée à la plage.
- itPassiamo la giornata in spiaggia.
- ptPassamos o dia na praia.
- roPetrecem ziua la plajă.
- caPassem el dia a la platja.
- enWe spend the day at the beach.