"river" in sette lingue
Significatoriver
Spagnolo
/ˈrio/
m.ereditaria
Francese
/ʁivjɛʁ/
f.altra origine · Vulgar Latin RĪPĀRIA 'riverbank' (from RĪPA 'bank')
A river flowing into another river; one that reaches the sea is a fleuve (from FLUVIUM).
Italiano
/ˈfjume/
m.altra origine · Latin FLŪMEN 'river'
Portoghese
/ˈhiu/
m.ereditaria
Rumeno
/rɨw/
neutroereditaria
Catalano
/riw/
m.ereditaria
Inglese
/ˈɹɪvɚ/
altra origine · Anglo-Norman rivere, from Latin RĪPĀRIAM '(land) by the bank'
L’antenato latino
RĪVUM‘stream, brook’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Three unrelated words: Spanish kept a 'stream', French named the river after its bank, Italian kept Latin's grand FLŪMEN. English river comes from the French bank-word.
Parenti inglesi: rival (people sharing a stream), derive; river (from French, 'bank' source)
Imparala
In una frase
- esEl río atraviesa la ciudad.
- frLa rivière traverse la ville.
- itIl fiume attraversa la città.
- ptO rio atravessa a cidade.
- roRâul traversează orașul.
- caEl riu travessa la ciutat.
- enThe river crosses the city.