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"everyday, daily" in seven languages

Meaningeveryday, daily

Spanish

cotidiano

/kotiˈdjano/

learned

Also diario: la vida diaria.

French

quotidien

/kɔtidjɛ̃/

learned

fem.: quotidienne

As a noun, un quotidien is a daily newspaper.

Italian

quotidiano

/kwotiˈdjano/

learned

Also a daily newspaper: il quotidiano.

Portuguese

cotidiano

/kotʃidʒiˈɐ̃nu/

learned

European Portuguese spells it quotidiano.

Romanian

cotidian

/kotidiˈan/

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Catalan

quotidià

/kutidiˈa/

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English

everyday

/ˈɛvɹideɪ/

native English · every + day (Old English)

English → Italianeveryday, dailyquotidianoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: quotidian, quota, diary.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

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

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

The story

Literally 'however-many-days'. French and Italian keep the Latin qu- spelling; Spanish writes it with c and drops the w sound.

English relatives: quotidian, quota, diary

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In a sentence

  • esEl estrés forma parte de la vida cotidiana.
  • frLe stress fait partie de la vie quotidienne.
  • itLo stress fa parte della vita quotidiana.
  • ptO estresse faz parte da vida cotidiana.
  • roStresul face parte din viața cotidiană.
  • caL'estrès forma part de la vida quotidiana.
  • enStress is part of everyday life.

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