« river » en sept langues
Sensriver
Espagnol
/ˈrio/
masc.héréditaire
Français
/ʁivjɛʁ/
fém.autre source · Vulgar Latin RĪPĀRIA 'riverbank' (from RĪPA 'bank')
A river flowing into another river; one that reaches the sea is a fleuve (from FLUVIUM).
Italien
/ˈfjume/
masc.autre source · Latin FLŪMEN 'river'
Portugais
/ˈhiu/
masc.héréditaire
Roumain
/rɨw/
neutrehéréditaire
Catalan
/riw/
masc.héréditaire
Anglais
/ˈɹɪvɚ/
autre source · Anglo-Norman rivere, from Latin RĪPĀRIAM '(land) by the bank'
L’ancêtre latin
RĪVUM‘stream, brook’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Three unrelated words: Spanish kept a 'stream', French named the river after its bank, Italian kept Latin's grand FLŪMEN. English river comes from the French bank-word.
Parents anglais: rival (people sharing a stream), derive; river (from French, 'bank' source)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEl río atraviesa la ciudad.
- frLa rivière traverse la ville.
- itIl fiume attraversa la città.
- ptO rio atravessa a cidade.
- roRâul traversează orașul.
- caEl riu travessa la ciutat.
- enThe river crosses the city.