"particular, specific" in seven languages
Meaningparticular, specific
Spanish
/paɾtikuˈlaɾ/
learned
Also 'private': clases particulares 'private lessons'.
French
/paʁtikylje/
learned
fem.: particulière
Un particulier is a private individual.
Italian
/partikoˈlare/
learned
Un particolare is also a detail.
Portuguese
/pahtʃikuˈlah/
learned
Usually in the phrase em particular after the noun.
Romanian
/aˈnume/
other source · a + nume 'name' (Latin NŌMEN)
Invariable, placed after the noun: un motiv anume.
Catalan
/pərtikuˈla/
learned
English
/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
from Latin/French · Old French particuler, from Latin PARTICULĀRIS
The Latin ancestor
PARTICULĀREM‘of a small part (PARTICULA 'little part')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Literally 'of a little part'. The sisters stretch it to 'private' (es, fr) and 'detail' (it).
English relatives: particle, part, partial
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In a sentence
- es¿Hay alguna razón en particular?
- frY a-t-il une raison particulière ?
- itC'è un motivo particolare?
- ptTem algum motivo em particular?
- roExistă un motiv anume?
- caHi ha algun motiu en particular?
- enIs there a particular reason?
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