« pen » en sept langues
Senspen
Espagnol
/boˈligɾafo/
masc.autre source · Spanish bola 'ball' + Greek -grafo 'writer'
Usually shortened to boli; Latin America says pluma or lapicera.
Français
/stilo/
masc.autre source · short for stylographe, from Greek stŷlos 'pillar' (confused with Latin STILUS 'stylus')
Italien
/ˈpenna/
fém.héréditaire
A ballpoint is also una biro, after its inventor László Bíró.
Portugais
/kaˈnetɐ/
fém.autre source · Portuguese cana 'reed' (Latin CANNAM) + -eta
Roumain
/piks/
neutreautre source · of uncertain origin (perhaps a trade name)
A fountain pen is a stilou, from French stylo.
Catalan
/buˈliɡɾəf/
masc.autre source · Spanish bolígrafo (bola 'ball' + Greek -grafo 'writer')
Usually shortened to boli.
Anglais
/pɛn/
du latin/français · Old French penne
L’ancêtre latin
PENNAM‘feather’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Writing was done with a feather (PENNA) for a thousand years; Italian kept the word, as did English pen via French. Spanish and French renamed the pen for new technology.
Parents anglais: pen, pennant
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- es¿Me prestas un boli?
- frTu me prêtes un stylo ?
- itMi presti una penna?
- ptVocê me empresta uma caneta?
- roÎmi împrumuți un pix?
- caEm deixes un boli?
- enCan you lend me a pen?