«their» en siete lenguas
Significadotheir
Español
/su/
otro origen · Latin SUUM 'his, her own'
The same su as 'his, her': sus hijos 'their children'.
Francés
/lœʁ/
patrimonial
No feminine; plural leurs. Also the pronoun 'to them': je leur parle.
Italiano
/ˈloro/
patrimonial
Never changes, and takes the article: la loro casa, i loro figli.
Portugués
/ˈdelis/
otro origen · de + eles 'of them' (Latin DĒ + ILLŌS)
Seu also means 'their' in writing.
Rumano
/lor/
patrimonial
Invariable, after the noun: casa lor.
Catalán
/sew/
otro origen · Latin SUUM 'his, her own'
fem.: seva
Literary llur comes from ILLŌRUM, like French leur.
Inglés
/ðɛɹ/
otro origen · Old Norse þeira
Cuidado: falsos amigos
loro (Español) significa «parrot» · loro (Italiano) significa «they; their»
Coincidence. Italian loro is Latin ILLŌRUM 'of those'; Spanish loro comes from a Carib word for the bird.
El antepasado latino
ILLŌRUM‘of those (ones)’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
French and Italian say 'of them': leur and loro are the genitive plural of ILLE, so they barely agree with the noun, unlike every other possessive. Spanish just reuses su, from SUUM.
Apréndela
En una frase
- esSus hijos ya son mayores.
- frLeurs enfants sont déjà grands.
- itI loro figli sono già grandi.
- ptOs filhos deles já estão grandes.
- roCopiii lor sunt deja mari.
- caEls seus fills ja són grans.
- enTheir children are already grown up.