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"addition (in arithmetic)" in seven languages

Meaningaddition (in arithmetic)

Spanish

adición

/adiˈθjon/

fem.learned

In school arithmetic, suma is more common.

French

addition

/adisjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Also the bill in a restaurant: l'addition, s'il vous plaît.

Italian

addizione

/additˈtsjone/

fem.learned

Portuguese

adição

/adʒiˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Children also say soma.

Romanian

adunare

/aduˈnare/

fem.other source · aduna 'to gather, to add', from Latin ADŪNĀRE 'to unite'

Catalan

suma

/ˈsumə/

fem.other source · Latin SUMMAM 'total, the top line'

English

addition

/əˈdɪʃən/

from Latin/French · Old French addicion, from Latin ADDITIŌNEM

English → Italianaddition (in arithmetic)addizioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

ADDITIŌNEM‘an adding (ADDERE 'to add')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

A textbook -TIŌNEM word: -ción, -tion, -zione. In a French restaurant, the addition is what you pay.

English relatives: add, additional, additive

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esLos niños están aprendiendo a sumar.
  • frLes enfants apprennent l'addition.
  • itI bambini imparano l'addizione.
  • ptAs crianças estão aprendendo adição.
  • roCopiii învață adunarea.
  • caEls nens aprenen a fer sumes.
  • enThe children are learning addition.

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