« glass (for drinking) » en sept langues
Sensglass (for drinking)
Espagnol
/ˈbaso/
masc.autre source · Latin VĀSUM 'vessel'
The material is vidrio (or cristal); a wine glass is una copa.
Français
/vɛʁ/
masc.héréditaire
One word for both the material and the drinking glass.
Italien
/bikˈkjɛre/
masc.autre source · Late Latin *BICĀRIUM, from Greek bîkos 'jar'
The material is vetro, French verre's cognate.
Portugais
/ˈkɔpu/
masc.autre source · Latin CUPPAM 'cup'
Roumain
/paˈhar/
neutreautre source · Hungarian pohár (from Slavic)
Catalan
/gɔt/
masc.autre source · Latin GUTTUM 'narrow-necked flask'
Anglais
/glæs/
anglais natif · Old English glæs
Attention : faux amis
vaso (Italien) signifie « pot, vase, jar » · vaso (Espagnol) signifie « drinking glass »
Both from Latin VĀS 'vessel' (also VĀSUM). Spanish drank from it; Italian keeps flowers and jam in it.
L’ancêtre latin
VITRUM‘glass (the material)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
French drinks from 'glass', Spanish from a 'vessel', Italian from a Greek 'jar' — a cognate of English beaker. Watch out: Italian vaso is a vase or a pot.
Parents anglais: vitreous, vitrine; vase (VĀSUM); beaker (*BICĀRIUM)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esUn vaso de agua, por favor.
- frUn verre d'eau, s'il vous plaît.
- itUn bicchiere d'acqua, per favore.
- ptUm copo d'água, por favor.
- roUn pahar cu apă, vă rog.
- caUn got d'aigua, si us plau.
- enA glass of water, please.