« uncle » en sept langues
Sensuncle
Espagnol
/ˈtio/
masc.héréditaire
Français
/ɔ̃kl/
masc.autre source · Latin AVUNCULUM 'mother's brother'
Italien
/ˈtsio/
masc.héréditaire
lo zio, gli zii
Portugais
/ˈtʃiu/
masc.héréditaire
Roumain
/unkʲ/
masc.autre source · Latin AVUNCULUM 'mother's brother'
The same AVUNCULUM as French oncle and English uncle.
Catalan
/ˈoŋklə/
masc.autre source · Latin AVUNCULUM 'mother's brother'
Colloquially tiet, from Spanish tío.
Anglais
/ˈʌŋkəl/
autre source · Old French oncle (Latin AVUNCULUM)
L’ancêtre latin
THĪUM‘uncle (Late Latin, from Greek theîos)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish and Italian took a Greek word, theîos, through Late Latin. French kept AVUNCULUS, 'little grandfather', which English borrowed as uncle. Italian zio begins with z, so its article is lo.
Parents anglais: uncle, avuncular (fr)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMi tío vive en el campo.
- frMon oncle habite à la campagne.
- itMio zio vive in campagna.
- ptMeu tio mora no interior.
- roUnchiul meu locuiește la țară.
- caEl meu oncle viu al camp.
- enMy uncle lives in the country.