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"additional" in seven languages

Meaningadditional

Spanish

adicional

/adiθjoˈnal/

learned

French

supplémentaire

/syplemɑ̃tɛʁ/

other source · supplément, learned from Latin SUPPLĒMENTUM 'a filling up'

Additionnel exists but is formal.

Italian

aggiuntivo

/addʒunˈtivo/

other source · aggiungere 'to add', from Latin ADIUNGERE 'to join to'

Addizionale exists but is formal.

Portuguese

adicional

/adʒisjoˈnaw/

learned

Romanian

suplimentar

/suplimenˈtar/

other source · French supplémentaire

Catalan

addicional

/ədisiuˈnal/

learned

English

additional

/əˈdɪʃənəl/

from Latin/French · addition (Old French, Latin) + -al

English → ItalianadditionalaggiuntivoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: add, addition; supplement; adjunct.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

Spanish adds (adicional), French supplements (supplémentaire), Italian joins on (aggiuntivo, from the verb aggiungere). The English-looking forms additionnel and addizionale exist but sound bureaucratic.

English relatives: add, addition; supplement; adjunct

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In a sentence

  • esHay un cargo adicional por el equipaje.
  • frIl y a des frais supplémentaires pour les bagages.
  • itC'è un costo aggiuntivo per il bagaglio.
  • ptHá uma taxa adicional pela bagagem.
  • roExistă o taxă suplimentară pentru bagaje.
  • caHi ha un cost addicional per l'equipatge.
  • enThere is an additional charge for luggage.

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