«mouse» en siete lenguas
Significadomouse
Español
/raˈton/
m.otro origen · rata 'rat' (origin debated) + -ón
Francés
/suʁi/
f.otro origen · Latin SŌRĪCEM 'shrew'
Italiano
/ˈtɔpo/
m.otro origen · Latin TALPAM 'mole'
Portugués
/ˈhatu/
m.otro origen · of uncertain, probably imitative origin (compare Spanish rata, French rat)
Rato covers rats too; a small house mouse is a camundongo in Brazil.
Rumano
/ˈʃo̯aretʃe/
m.otro origen · Latin SŌRICEM 'shrew'
The same Latin word as French souris.
Catalán
/rətuˈli/
m.otro origen · Catalan rata 'rat' (of uncertain, probably imitative origin) + diminutive suffix
Inglés
/maʊs/
inglés patrimonial · Old English mūs
plural: mice
Kindred to Latin MŪS, which the sisters lost; muscle is Latin for 'little mouse'.
Cuidado: falsos amigos
topo (Español) significa «mole» · topo (Italiano) significa «mouse»
Italian topo goes back to Latin TALPA 'mole', shifted to the mouse (Italian 'mole' is the learned-looking talpa). Spanish topo is of disputed origin — perhaps the same TALPA, perhaps an expressive word.
rato (Español) significa «a while, a short time» · rato (Portugués) significa «mouse; rat»
Coincidence. Spanish rato is Latin RAPTUM 'a snatching', hence a sudden moment; Portuguese rato belongs with English rat and Italian ratto, a widespread word of uncertain origin.
La historia
Latin MŪS died out, and each sister borrowed a different small creature: French took the shrew, Italian the mole, Spanish a little rat. The computer mouse is ratón, souris and mouse in Italian.
Apréndela
En una frase
- esEl gato persigue a un ratón.
- frLe chat poursuit une souris.
- itIl gatto insegue un topo.
- ptO gato está correndo atrás de um rato.
- roPisica aleargă după un șoarece.
- caEl gat persegueix un ratolí.
- enThe cat is chasing a mouse.