« to cover » en sept langues
Sensto cover
Espagnol
/kuˈbɾiɾ/
héréditaire
Participle cubierto, also 'cutlery'.
Français
/kuvʁiʁ/
héréditaire
Participle couvert, also 'place setting'.
Italien
/koˈprire/
héréditaire
Participle coperto, also the cover charge at a restaurant.
Portugais
/koˈbɾih/
héréditaire
Roumain
/akopeˈri/
héréditaire
Inherited with an extra a- prefix in front of the Latin verb.
Catalan
/kuˈbɾi/
héréditaire
Anglais
/ˈkʌvɚ/
du latin/français · Old French covrir
L’ancêtre latin
COOPERĪRE‘to cover completely’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
The middle P shows the lenition ladder: Spanish voiced it to b, French went further to v, Italian kept p. All three participles (cubierto, couvert, coperto) also name something on the dinner table.
Parents anglais: cover, discover, kerchief (French couvre-chef 'head cover')
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLa nieve cubrió los tejados.
- frLa neige a couvert les toits.
- itLa neve ha coperto i tetti.
- ptA neve cobriu os telhados.
- roZăpada a acoperit acoperișurile.
- caLa neu va cobrir les teulades.
- enSnow covered the roofs.
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