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"institute" in seven languages

Meaninginstitute

Spanish

instituto

/instiˈtuto/

masc.learned

In Spain, an instituto is also a state secondary school.

French

institut

/ɛ̃stity/

masc.learned

Italian

istituto

/istiˈtuto/

masc.learned

Portuguese

instituto

/ĩstʃiˈtutu/

masc.learned

Romanian

institut

/instiˈtut/

neut.learned

Catalan

institut

/instiˈtut/

masc.learned

As in Spain, an institut is also a state secondary school.

English

institute

/ˈɪnstɪtut/

from Latin/French · Latin

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

The Latin ancestor

INSTITŪTUM‘something set up, an arrangement’

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

The story

Italian usually drops the n before s in this family (istituto, istruzione), a spelling that follows pronunciation. French spells the final t but does not say it.

English relatives: institution

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In a sentence

  • esTrabaja en un instituto de investigación.
  • frElle travaille dans un institut de recherche.
  • itLavora in un istituto di ricerca.
  • ptEla trabalha num instituto de pesquisa.
  • roLucrează la un institut de cercetare.
  • caTreballa en un institut de recerca.
  • enShe works at a research institute.

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