« bat (animal) » en sept langues
Sensbat (animal)
Espagnol
/muɾˈθjelago/
masc.autre source · Old Spanish murciégalo, from mur 'mouse' (MŪREM) + ciego 'blind' (CAECUM)
Français
/ʃovsuʁi/
fém.autre source · Late Latin *CALVA SORICEM 'bald mouse', perhaps reshaping a Gaulish word
pluriel: chauves-souris
Italien
/pipiˈstrɛllo/
masc.autre source · Latin VESPERTĪLIŌNEM 'bat' (VESPER 'evening'), via vipistrello
Portugais
/mohˈseɡu/
masc.autre source · Latin MŪREM 'mouse' + CAECUM 'blind'
Roumain
/liliˈak/
masc.autre source · of uncertain origin
Catalan
/ratpəˈnat/
masc.autre source · rat 'mouse' + penat 'winged' (Latin PENNĀTUM)
Anglais
/bæt/
autre source · Middle English bakke, of Scandinavian origin
L’histoire
Each language invented its own bat: Spanish a 'blind mouse', French a 'bald mouse', while Italian kept Latin's 'evening creature', worn almost beyond recognition.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLos murciélagos duermen de día.
- frLes chauves-souris dorment le jour.
- itI pipistrelli dormono di giorno.
- ptOs morcegos dormem durante o dia.
- roLiliecii dorm ziua.
- caEls ratpenats dormen de dia.
- enBats sleep during the day.