« to praise » en sept langues
Sensto praise
Espagnol
/alaˈbaɾ/
autre source · Late Latin ALAPĀRĪ 'to boast' (DLE); the origin is debated
Français
/lwe/
héréditaire
Homonym of louer 'to rent', from LOCĀRE.
Italien
/loˈdare/
héréditaire
Portugais
/eloʒiˈah/
autre source · elogio 'praise', from Latin ĒLOGIUM 'inscription' (learned)
Louvar, the inherited heir of LAUDĀRE, is used mostly of God.
Roumain
/ləuˈda/
héréditaire
Catalan
/əluʒiˈa/
autre source · elogi 'praise', from Latin ĒLOGIUM 'inscription' (learned)
Lloar, from LAUDĀRE (initial L- → ll-), belongs to a more formal style.
Anglais
/pɹeɪz/
autre source · Old French preisier, from Latin PRETIĀRE 'to value'
L’ancêtre latin
LAUDĀRE‘to praise’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
LAUDĀRE turned its AU into o (lodare, louer), and French also lost the d, colliding with louer 'to rent'. English praise is the cousin of price and prize, all from PRETIUM 'value'.
Parents anglais: laud, laudable
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLa profesora alabó su trabajo.
- frLe professeur a loué son travail.
- itL'insegnante ha lodato il suo lavoro.
- ptO professor elogiou o trabalho dela.
- roProfesoara i-a lăudat lucrarea.
- caLa professora va elogiar la seva feina.
- enThe teacher praised her work.