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Sensdean (of a faculty)
Espagnol
/deˈkano/
masc.savant
fém.: decana
Also the oldest or longest-serving member of a group.
Français
/dwajɛ̃/
masc.héréditaire
fém.: doyenne
Also the oldest member: le doyen du village.
Italien
/ˈprɛside/
masc.autre source · Latin PRAESIDEM 'one who presides'
Preside di facoltà; also a school head. Decano means the oldest member.
Portugais
/dʒiɾeˈtoh/
masc.autre source · Late Latin DĪRĒCTŌREM 'guide' (learned)
Decano exists, but means the senior member of a body.
Roumain
/deˈkan/
masc.savant
Catalan
/dəˈɡa/
masc.héréditaire
Catalan voiced the -c- and dropped final -n: DECĀNUM → degà.
Anglais
/din/
du latin/français · Anglo-French deien, from Latin DECĀNUS
L’ancêtre latin
DECĀNUM‘chief of ten (soldiers, then monks)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
A DECĀNUS commanded ten men, then ten monks, then a chapter of clergy and finally a faculty. French wore it down to doyen (the c between vowels vanished); Spanish took it back from Latin.
Parents anglais: decade, decimal (from DECEM 'ten')
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEl decano inauguró el curso académico.
- frLe doyen a ouvert l'année universitaire.
- itIl preside ha inaugurato l'anno accademico.
- ptO diretor abriu o ano letivo.
- roDecanul a deschis anul universitar.
- caEl degà va inaugurar el curs acadèmic.
- enThe dean opened the academic year.
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