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Espagnol
/ˈpluma/
fém.héréditaire
Also a pen (a ballpoint is a bolígrafo).
Français
/plym/
fém.héréditaire
Also a pen nib: une plume is a fountain pen.
Italien
/ˈpjuma/
fém.héréditaire
A quill or pen is a penna, from PENNA.
Portugais
/ˈpenɐ/
fém.autre source · Latin PENNA 'flight feather, quill'
Pluma also exists, for fine plumage.
Roumain
/ˈpanə/
fém.autre source · Latin PENNA 'flight feather, quill'
A homonym, from French panne, is a car breakdown.
Catalan
/ˈplɔmə/
fém.héréditaire
Also a pen.
Anglais
/ˈfɛðɚ/
anglais natif · Old English feþer
A Germanic cousin of Latin PENNA, not of PLŪMA.
L’ancêtre latin
PLŪMAM‘soft feather, down’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Latin had PENNA for the stiff flight feather (and the quill: English pen) and PLŪMA for down. Spanish, French, Italian and Catalan chose the soft one; Portuguese pena and Romanian pană kept the quill.
Parents anglais: plume, plumage
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esAl pájaro se le cayó una pluma.
- frL'oiseau a perdu une plume.
- itL'uccello ha perso una piuma.
- ptO passarinho perdeu uma pena.
- roPasărea și-a pierdut o pană.
- caL'ocell ha perdut una ploma.
- enThe bird lost a feather.