"glass (for drinking)" in sette lingue
Significatoglass (for drinking)
Spagnolo
/ˈbaso/
m.altra origine · Latin VĀSUM 'vessel'
The material is vidrio (or cristal); a wine glass is una copa.
Francese
/vɛʁ/
m.ereditaria
One word for both the material and the drinking glass.
Italiano
/bikˈkjɛre/
m.altra origine · Late Latin *BICĀRIUM, from Greek bîkos 'jar'
The material is vetro, French verre's cognate.
Portoghese
/ˈkɔpu/
m.altra origine · Latin CUPPAM 'cup'
Rumeno
/paˈhar/
neutroaltra origine · Hungarian pohár (from Slavic)
Catalano
/gɔt/
m.altra origine · Latin GUTTUM 'narrow-necked flask'
Inglese
/glæs/
inglese nativa · Old English glæs
Attenzione: falsi amici
vaso (Italiano) significa “pot, vase, jar” · vaso (Spagnolo) significa “drinking glass”
Both from Latin VĀS 'vessel' (also VĀSUM). Spanish drank from it; Italian keeps flowers and jam in it.
L’antenato latino
VITRUM‘glass (the material)’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
French drinks from 'glass', Spanish from a 'vessel', Italian from a Greek 'jar' — a cognate of English beaker. Watch out: Italian vaso is a vase or a pot.
Parenti inglesi: vitreous, vitrine; vase (VĀSUM); beaker (*BICĀRIUM)
Imparala
In una frase
- esUn vaso de agua, por favor.
- frUn verre d'eau, s'il vous plaît.
- itUn bicchiere d'acqua, per favore.
- ptUm copo d'água, por favor.
- roUn pahar cu apă, vă rog.
- caUn got d'aigua, si us plau.
- enA glass of water, please.