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"pride" in seven languages

Meaningpride

Spanish

orgullo

/oɾˈguʝo/

masc.borrowed · Catalan orgull (or Old French orgoill)

French

orgueil

/ɔʁgœj/

masc.inherited

Orgueil leans to arrogance; healthy pride is fierté.

Italian

orgoglio

/orˈgoʎʎo/

masc.borrowed · Old French orgoill (or Provençal)

Portuguese

orgulho

/ohˈɡuʎu/

masc.borrowed · another Romance language (Catalan orgull or Spanish orgullo)

Romanian

mândrie

/mɨnˈdrie/

fem.other source · from mândru 'proud', from Slavic mǫdrŭ 'wise'

Catalan

orgull

/urˈɡuʎ/

masc.inherited

English

pride

/pɹaɪd/

native English · Old English prȳde

English → ItalianprideorgoglioNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The ancestor

Frankish *urgōlī‘pride, excellence’

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

The story

A Germanic word from the Frankish warrior class, spread south from France. Spanish orgullo is positive or negative; French splits it into orgueil (arrogance) and fierté (pride).

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In a sentence

  • esEl orgullo es su peor defecto.
  • frL'orgueil est son pire défaut.
  • itL'orgoglio è il suo peggior difetto.
  • ptO orgulho é o pior defeito dele.
  • roMândria e cel mai mare defect al lui.
  • caL'orgull és el seu pitjor defecte.
  • enPride is his worst flaw.

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