« midday, noon » en sept langues
Sensmidday, noon
Espagnol
/medjoˈdia/
masc.héréditaire
Français
/midi/
masc.héréditaire
Le Midi is also the south of France.
Italien
/meddzoˈdʒorno/
masc.héréditaire
Il Mezzogiorno is also southern Italy; mezzo + giorno (from DIURNUM).
Portugais
/ˈmeju ˈdʒiɐ/
masc.héréditaire
Roumain
/aˈmjazə/
fém.héréditaire
From AD MEDIAM DIEM; everyday speech also says la prânz 'at lunchtime'.
Catalan
/midʒˈdiə/
masc.héréditaire
Anglais
/ˈmɪddeɪ/
anglais natif · Old English middæg
Mid- is a distant cognate of MEDIUS (PIE *médʰyos), but day is not related to DIĒS.
L’ancêtre latin
MEDIUM DIEM‘the middle of the day’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
In both France and Italy, 'noon' also names the south, where the sun stands at midday.
Parents anglais: medium, meridian (MERĪDIĒS, Latin's own fused 'mid-day')
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esComemos a mediodía.
- frOn déjeune à midi.
- itPranziamo a mezzogiorno.
- ptA gente almoça ao meio-dia.
- roLuăm prânzul la amiază.
- caDinem a migdia.
- enWe have lunch at noon.