« form, shape » en sept langues
Sensform, shape
Espagnol
/ˈfoɾma/
fém.savant
The inherited doublet is horma, a shoemaker's last.
Français
/fɔʁm/
fém.savant
Fromage 'cheese' comes from *FORMĀTICUM, cheese pressed in a mould.
Italien
/ˈforma/
fém.héréditaire
Also a whole wheel of cheese: una forma di parmigiano.
Portugais
/ˈfɔhmɐ/
fém.savant
Its close-o twin fôrma 'mould, baking tin' is the popular form.
Roumain
/ˈformə/
fém.savant
Catalan
/ˈfoɾmə/
fém.héréditaire
Anglais
/fɔɹm/
du latin/français · Old French forme, from Latin
L’ancêtre latin
FORMAM‘shape, mould’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish shows the doublet best: inherited horma (F- turned h-) is a mould for shoes, learned forma is 'shape'. Being 'in shape' is estar en forma, être en forme, essere in forma.
Parents anglais: format, formal, uniform, reform
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLa mesa tiene forma redonda.
- frLa table a une forme ronde.
- itIl tavolo ha una forma rotonda.
- ptA mesa tem forma redonda.
- roMasa are o formă rotundă.
- caLa taula té forma rodona.
- enThe table has a round shape.