"goat" in seven languages
Meaninggoat
Spanish
cabra
/ˈkabɾa/
fem.inherited
French
chèvre
/ʃɛvʁ/
fem.inherited
Italian
capra
/ˈkapra/
fem.inherited
Portuguese
cabra
/ˈkabɾɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
capră
/ˈkaprə/
fem.inherited
Catalan
cabra
/ˈkabɾə/
fem.inherited
English
goat
/ɡoʊt/
native English · Old English gāt
English → ItaliangoatcapraNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: Capricorn, caprice, cab (from cabriolet, 'goat-leap').What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CAPRAM‘she-goat’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
One word, three stages of lenition: Italian keeps p, Spanish voices it to b, French goes all the way to v — and turns ca- into chè-.
English relatives: Capricorn, caprice, cab (from cabriolet, 'goat-leap')
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In a sentence
- esEl queso de cabra es mi favorito.
- frLe fromage de chèvre, c'est mon préféré.
- itIl formaggio di capra è il mio preferito.
- ptQueijo de cabra é o meu preferido.
- roBrânza de capră e preferata mea.
- caEl formatge de cabra és el meu preferit.
- enGoat's cheese is my favourite.