« mouse » en sept langues
Sensmouse
Espagnol
/raˈton/
masc.autre source · rata 'rat' (origin debated) + -ón
Français
/suʁi/
fém.autre source · Latin SŌRĪCEM 'shrew'
Italien
/ˈtɔpo/
masc.autre source · Latin TALPAM 'mole'
Portugais
/ˈhatu/
masc.autre source · of uncertain, probably imitative origin (compare Spanish rata, French rat)
Rato covers rats too; a small house mouse is a camundongo in Brazil.
Roumain
/ˈʃo̯aretʃe/
masc.autre source · Latin SŌRICEM 'shrew'
The same Latin word as French souris.
Catalan
/rətuˈli/
masc.autre source · Catalan rata 'rat' (of uncertain, probably imitative origin) + diminutive suffix
Anglais
/maʊs/
anglais natif · Old English mūs
pluriel: mice
Kindred to Latin MŪS, which the sisters lost; muscle is Latin for 'little mouse'.
Attention : faux amis
topo (Espagnol) signifie « mole » · topo (Italien) signifie « mouse »
Italian topo goes back to Latin TALPA 'mole', shifted to the mouse (Italian 'mole' is the learned-looking talpa). Spanish topo is of disputed origin — perhaps the same TALPA, perhaps an expressive word.
rato (Espagnol) signifie « a while, a short time » · rato (Portugais) signifie « mouse; rat »
Coincidence. Spanish rato is Latin RAPTUM 'a snatching', hence a sudden moment; Portuguese rato belongs with English rat and Italian ratto, a widespread word of uncertain origin.
L’histoire
Latin MŪS died out, and each sister borrowed a different small creature: French took the shrew, Italian the mole, Spanish a little rat. The computer mouse is ratón, souris and mouse in Italian.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEl gato persigue a un ratón.
- frLe chat poursuit une souris.
- itIl gatto insegue un topo.
- ptO gato está correndo atrás de um rato.
- roPisica aleargă după un șoarece.
- caEl gat persegueix un ratolí.
- enThe cat is chasing a mouse.