"entrance" in seven languages
Meaningentrance
Spanish
entrada
/enˈtɾada/
fem.inherited
Also a ticket for a show.
French
entrée
/ɑ̃tʁe/
fem.inherited
Also the starter of a meal (in the US, the main course).
Italian
entrata
/enˈtrata/
fem.inherited
Also ingresso.
Portuguese
entrada
/ẽˈtɾadɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
intrare
/inˈtrare/
fem.inherited
Catalan
entrada
/ənˈtɾadə/
fem.inherited
English
entrance
/ˈɛntɹəns/
from Latin/French · Middle French entrance
English → ItalianentranceentrataCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
INTRĀRE‘to go in’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The past participle of 'to enter' made a noun: Italian keeps -ata, Spanish voices it to -ada, French wears it away to -ée.
English relatives: enter, entrance, entry, entrée
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In a sentence
- esLa entrada está a la vuelta de la esquina.
- frL'entrée est au coin de la rue.
- itL'entrata è dietro l'angolo.
- ptA entrada fica virando a esquina.
- roIntrarea e după colț.
- caL'entrada és girant la cantonada.
- enThe entrance is around the corner.