"monkey" in sette lingue
Significatomonkey
Spagnolo
/ˈmono/
m.altra origine · uncertain; perhaps from Arabic maymūn 'monkey' (debated)
As an adjective in Spain, mono means 'cute'.
Francese
/sɛ̃ʒ/
m.ereditaria
Italiano
/ˈʃimmja/
f.ereditaria
Portoghese
/maˈkaku/
m.altra origine · an African (Bantu) word
Rumeno
/majˈmutsə/
f.altra origine · Turkish maymun + diminutive -uță
Catalano
/ˈmonə/
f.altra origine · of uncertain origin (as Spanish mono)
Small monkeys are also called mico.
Inglese
/ˈmʌŋki/
altra origine · probably Low German (Moneke, the ape's son in Reynard the Fox)
L’antenato latino
SĪMIUM / SĪMIAM‘ape, monkey’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
French and Italian kept Latin SĪMIA; Spanish uses mono, of disputed origin, and keeps simio as a learned word for apes.
Parenti inglesi: simian
Imparala
In una frase
- esLos monos se columpian en los árboles.
- frLes singes se balancent dans les arbres.
- itLe scimmie si dondolano sugli alberi.
- ptOs macacos estão se balançando nas árvores.
- roMaimuțele se leagănă în copaci.
- caLes mones es gronxen als arbres.
- enThe monkeys are swinging from the trees.