"animal" in seven languages
Meaninganimal
Spanish
animal
/aniˈmal/
masc.learned
French
animal
/animal/
masc.learned
plural: animaux
Italian
animale
/aniˈmale/
masc.learned
Portuguese
animal
/aniˈmaw/
masc.learned
plural: animais
Romanian
animal
/aniˈmal/
neut.learned
plural: animale
Catalan
animal
/əniˈmal/
masc.learned
English
animal
/ˈænəməl/
from Latin/French · Latin
English → ItaliananimalanimaleCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ANIMAL‘living being (from ANIMA 'breath, soul')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A book word in all four languages, which is why it barely differs: an animal is simply 'a thing that breathes'. French animaux shows the regular -al → -aux plural.
English relatives: animal, animate, animation
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In a sentence
- es¿Tienes animales en casa?
- frTu as des animaux à la maison ?
- itHai degli animali a casa?
- ptVocê tem animais em casa?
- roAi animale acasă?
- caTens animals a casa?
- enDo you have any animals at home?