"neighbourhood, district" in seven languages
Meaningneighbourhood, district
Spanish
/ˈbarjo/
masc.other source · Andalusian Arabic bárri 'outer, exterior'
French
/kaʁtje/
masc.inherited
Italian
/kwarˈtjɛre/
masc.borrowed · French quartier
Portuguese
/ˈbajhu/
masc.other source · Andalusian Arabic bárri 'outer, exterior'
Romanian
/kartiˈer/
neut.borrowed · French quartier
plural: cartiere
Catalan
/ˈbari/
masc.other source · Andalusian Arabic bárri 'outer, exterior'
English
/ˈneɪbɚhʊd/
native English · Old English nēahgebūr 'near-dweller' + -hood
The Latin ancestor
QUARTĀRIUM‘a quarter, fourth part’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A town divided into quarters gave French quartier (and English 'the Latin Quarter'); Italian borrowed it with the Gallic -iere ending instead of native -aio. Spanish barrio was first the district outside the walls.
English relatives: quarter, quart
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In a sentence
- esEs un barrio muy tranquilo.
- frC'est un quartier très calme.
- itÈ un quartiere molto tranquillo.
- ptÉ um bairro muito tranquilo.
- roE un cartier foarte liniștit.
- caÉs un barri molt tranquil.
- enIt's a very quiet neighbourhood.