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"daily, everyday" in seven languages

Meaningdaily, everyday

Spanish

diario

/ˈdjaɾjo/

other source · Latin DIĀRIUM 'daily ration' (learned)

Also a noun: a newspaper or a diary. Cotidiano exists too.

French

quotidien

/kɔtidjɛ̃/

learned

fem.: quotidienne

Also a noun: a daily newspaper.

Italian

quotidiano

/kwotiˈdjano/

learned

Also a noun: a daily newspaper.

Portuguese

cotidiano

/kotʃidʒiˈɐnu/

learned

European Portuguese spells it quotidiano; diário is the other common word.

Romanian

zilnic

/ˈzilnik/

other source · zi 'day' (Latin DIĒS) + the Slavic suffix -nic

'Daily life' is usually viața de zi cu zi, 'life from day to day'.

Catalan

quotidià

/kutidiˈa/

learned

English

daily

/ˈdeɪli/

native English · Old English dæglīc (day + -ly)

English → Italiandaily, everydayquotidianoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: quotidian; diary, journal (from DIĒS, like es diario).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

QUOTĪDIĀNUM‘every day (QUOT 'how many' + DIĒS 'day')’

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

The story

French and Italian say 'how-many-days-ly'; Spanish chose DIĀRIUM, which is also English diary. In all three the adjective doubles as the word for a daily paper.

English relatives: quotidian; diary, journal (from DIĒS, like es diario)

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In a sentence

  • esLa vida diaria en la ciudad.
  • frLa vie quotidienne en ville.
  • itLa vita quotidiana in città.
  • ptA vida cotidiana na cidade.
  • roViața de zi cu zi în oraș.
  • caLa vida quotidiana a la ciutat.
  • enDaily life in the city.

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