« hair (on the head) » en sept langues
Senshair (on the head)
Espagnol
/kaˈbeʝo/
masc.héréditaire
Everyday Spanish often says pelo (PILUM).
Français
/ʃəvø/
masc.héréditaire
pluriel: cheveux
Usually plural: les cheveux.
Italien
/kaˈpello/
masc.héréditaire
Usually plural: i capelli. Don't confuse cappello 'hat'.
Portugais
/kaˈbelu/
masc.héréditaire
Roumain
/pər/
masc.autre source · Latin PILUM 'a hair'
Used as a mass noun: părul.
Catalan
/kəˈbeʎ/
masc.héréditaire
Usually plural: els cabells.
Anglais
/hɛɹ/
anglais natif · Old English hǣr
L’ancêtre latin
CAPILLUM‘hair of the head’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
CAPILLUM shows three laws at once: Spanish voiced p to b (cabello), French turned ca into che and p into v (cheveu), Italian kept both (capello). Body hair is pelo / poil / pelo, from PILUM.
Parents anglais: capillary
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esTiene el cabello largo.
- frElle a les cheveux longs.
- itHa i capelli lunghi.
- ptEla tem o cabelo comprido.
- roAre părul lung.
- caTé els cabells llargs.
- enShe has long hair.