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"distribution" in seven languages

Meaningdistribution

Spanish

distribución

/distɾibuˈθjon/

fem.learned

Also the layout of a flat.

French

distribution

/distʁibysjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Also the cast of a film or play.

Italian

distribuzione

/distribuˈtsjone/

fem.learned

Portuguese

distribuição

/dʒistɾibujˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

distribuție

/distriˈbutsie/

fem.learned

Catalan

distribució

/distɾibusiˈo/

fem.learned

English

distribution

/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuʃən/

from Latin/French · Latin DISTRIBŪTIŌ, partly via French

English → ItaliandistributiondistribuzioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DISTRIBŪTIŌNEM‘a dividing up (from TRIBUERE 'to assign')’

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

The story

A textbook -TIŌNEM word: -ción, -tion, -zione, -tion. Swap the ending and the word crosses over intact.

English relatives: distribute, tribute, contribute, attribute

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esLa distribución de alimentos estuvo bien organizada.
  • frLa distribution de nourriture a été bien organisée.
  • itLa distribuzione del cibo è stata ben organizzata.
  • ptA distribuição de alimentos foi bem organizada.
  • roDistribuția alimentelor a fost bine organizată.
  • caLa distribució d'aliments va estar ben organitzada.
  • enThe distribution of food was well organized.

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