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"structure" in seven languages

Meaningstructure

Spanish

estructura

/estɾukˈtuɾa/

fem.learned

French

structure

/stʁyktyʁ/

fem.learned

Italian

struttura

/strutˈtura/

fem.learned

Portuguese

estrutura

/istɾuˈtuɾɐ/

fem.learned

Romanian

structură

/strukˈturə/

fem.learned

Catalan

estructura

/əstɾukˈtuɾə/

fem.learned

English

structure

/ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

from Latin/French · Latin STRUCTŪRA

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

The Latin ancestor

STRUCTŪRAM‘a building, arrangement (STRUERE 'to pile up')’

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

The story

Spanish props up the initial st- with an e-, as always. Italian assimilates ct to tt even in a learned word: struttura.

English relatives: construct, construction, instruct, destroy

Sound laws at work

S + consonant at the start of a word

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In a sentence

  • esLa estructura del edificio es sólida.
  • frLa structure du bâtiment est solide.
  • itLa struttura dell'edificio è solida.
  • ptA estrutura do prédio é sólida.
  • roStructura clădirii e solidă.
  • caL'estructura de l'edifici és sòlida.
  • enThe structure of the building is solid.

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