"(a piece of) advice" in seven languages
Meaning(a piece of) advice
Spanish
consejo
/konˈsexo/
masc.inherited
French
conseil
/kɔ̃sɛj/
masc.inherited
Italian
consiglio
/konˈsiʎʎo/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
conselho
/kõˈseʎu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
sfat
/sfat/
neut.other source · Old Church Slavonic sŭvětŭ 'counsel'
Catalan
consell
/kunˈseʎ/
masc.inherited
English
advice
/ədˈvaɪs/
other source · Old French avis 'opinion'
English → Italian(a piece of) adviceconsiglioNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: counsel, counselor.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CŌNSILIUM‘deliberation, advice’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
English advice is uncountable; the sisters count it (un consejo, un conseil, un consiglio = a piece of advice). The LI cluster gives the classic trio j, il, gli.
English relatives: counsel, counselor
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In a sentence
- es¿Puedo darte un consejo?
- frJe peux te donner un conseil ?
- itPosso darti un consiglio?
- ptPosso te dar um conselho?
- roPot să-ți dau un sfat?
- caEt puc donar un consell?
- enCan I give you some advice?