"residence" in seven languages
Meaningresidence
Spanish
residencia
/resiˈdenθja/
fem.learned
Also a student hall or a care home.
French
résidence
/ʁezidɑ̃s/
fem.learned
Also a block of flats: une résidence.
Italian
residenza
/resiˈdɛntsa/
fem.learned
Portuguese
residência
/heziˈdẽsjɐ/
fem.learned
Romanian
reședință
/reʃeˈdintsə/
fem.other source · Romanian reședea 'to reside' (ședea ← Latin SEDĒRE) + -ință
Catalan
residència
/rəziˈdɛnsiə/
fem.learned
English
residence
/ˈɹɛzɪdəns/
from Latin/French · Old French residence
English → ItalianresidenceresidenzaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
RESIDENTIAM (Medieval Latin)‘a staying, abiding’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
RESIDĒRE 'to sit back, remain' (from SEDĒRE 'to sit'): a residence is where you stay put. Learned everywhere, so the shapes barely differ.
English relatives: reside, resident, residue
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In a sentence
- esEl palacio era la residencia del rey.
- frLe palais était la résidence du roi.
- itIl palazzo era la residenza del re.
- ptO palácio era a residência do rei.
- roPalatul era reședința regelui.
- caEl palau era la residència del rei.
- enThe palace was the king's residence.