"size (of clothes)" in sette lingue
Significatosize (of clothes)
Spagnolo
/ˈtaʝa/
f.prestito · probably French taille or Catalan talla (the native Spanish outcome of TALIĀRE is tajar)
For things other than clothes, size is tamaño; shoe size is número.
Francese
/taj/
f.ereditaria
Also 'height' and 'waist'; shoe size is la pointure.
Italiano
/ˈtaʎʎa/
f.ereditaria
Shoe size is il numero; size in general is la grandezza or le dimensioni.
Portoghese
/tɐˈmɐ̃ɲu/
m.altra origine · Latin TAM MAGNUM 'so big'
For shoes Brazilians ask about the número.
Rumeno
/məˈrime/
f.altra origine · Romanian mare 'big' + suffix -ime
Catalano
/ˈtaʎə/
f.ereditaria
Inglese
/saɪz/
altra origine · Old French sise, short for assise 'assessment'
L’antenato latino
TALIĀRE (Late Latin, from TALEA 'cutting, twig')‘to cut’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
A size is literally a 'cut': the noun comes from the verb to cut (tailler, tagliare), the tailor's trade. The LI cluster became French ill [j] and Italian gli [ʎʎ].
Parenti inglesi: tailor, detail, retail, tally
Leggi fonetiche all’opera
Imparala
In una frase
- es¿Qué talla tienes?
- frVous faites quelle taille ?
- itChe taglia porti?
- ptQual é o seu tamanho?
- roCe mărime porți?
- caQuina talla fas?
- enWhat size do you wear?
Altro in "Abbigliamento"
- cap (with a peak)gorracasquetteberrettobonéșapcăgorra
- thread (for sewing)hilofilfilolinhaațăfil
- makeup (cosmetics)maquillajemaquillagetruccomaquiagemmachiajmaquillatge
- jeansvaquerosjeanjeanscalça jeansblugitexans
- uniformuniformeuniformeuniformeuniformeuniformăuniforme
- maskmáscaramasquemascheramáscaramascămàscara