"atmosphere" in seven languages
Meaningatmosphere
Spanish
atmósfera
/atˈmosfeɾa/
fem.learned
Atmosfera, stressed on the e, is also accepted.
French
atmosphère
/atmɔsfɛʁ/
fem.learned
Italian
atmosfera
/atmoˈsfɛra/
fem.learned
Portuguese
atmosfera
/atmosˈfɛɾɐ/
fem.learned
Romanian
atmosferă
/atmosˈferə/
fem.learned
Catalan
atmosfera
/ətmusˈfɛɾə/
fem.learned
English
atmosphere
/ˈætməsfɪɹ/
from Latin/French · Modern Latin ATMOSPHAERA
English → ItalianatmosphereatmosferaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ATMOSPHAERA (Greek atmós + sphaîra)‘sphere of vapour’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A scientists' coinage from Greek 'vapour' + 'sphere'. Spanish and Italian write ph as f; all four also use it for the mood of a place.
English relatives: sphere, hemisphere
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In a sentence
- esLa atmósfera protege la Tierra.
- frL'atmosphère protège la Terre.
- itL'atmosfera protegge la Terra.
- ptA atmosfera protege a Terra.
- roAtmosfera protejează Pământul.
- caL'atmosfera protegeix la Terra.
- enThe atmosphere protects the Earth.