« thumb » en sept langues
Sensthumb
Espagnol
/pulˈɡaɾ/
masc.héréditaire
From the adjective POLLICĀREM, '(the finger) of the thumb'; also dedo gordo.
Français
/pus/
masc.héréditaire
Also an inch, and the word for 'time out!' in a children's game.
Italien
/ˈpɔllitʃe/
masc.héréditaire
Also an inch.
Portugais
/poleˈɡah/
masc.héréditaire
From POLLICĀREM, like Spanish pulgar; an inch is a polegada.
Roumain
/ˈdedʒet ˈmare/
neutreautre source · deget 'finger' (Latin DIGITUM) + mare 'big'
Police, from POLLICEM, is the anatomical word.
Catalan
/ˈpolzə/
masc.héréditaire
Anglais
/θʌm/
anglais natif · Old English þūma
L’ancêtre latin
POLLICEM‘thumb (nom. POLLEX)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
French pouce vocalized the l and softened the c to s, Italian pollice softened it to tʃ; Spanish pulgar and Portuguese polegar come from the adjective POLLICĀRIS, with c voiced to g. An inch was a thumb's width: pouce, pollice, polegada.
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMe di con el martillo en el pulgar.
- frJe me suis tapé sur le pouce avec le marteau.
- itMi sono dato il martello sul pollice.
- ptDei uma martelada no polegar.
- roM-am lovit cu ciocanul peste degetul mare.
- caM'he donat un cop de martell al polze.
- enI hit my thumb with the hammer.