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"suitable" in seven languages

Meaningsuitable

Spanish

adecuado

/adeˈkwado/

other source · Latin ADAEQUĀTUM 'made equal' (learned)

French

adapté

/adapte/

learned

Past participle of adapter; approprié is a more formal alternative.

Italian

adatto

/aˈdatto/

learned

Portuguese

adequado

/adeˈkwadu/

other source · Latin ADAEQUĀTUM 'made equal' (learned)

Romanian

potrivit

/potriˈvit/

other source · potrivi 'to fit', of uncertain, probably Slavic origin

Catalan

adequat

/ədəˈkwat/

other source · Latin ADAEQUĀTUM 'made equal' (learned)

English

suitable

/ˈsutəbəl/

other source · suit (Anglo-French siute) + -able

English → ItaliansuitableadattoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: adapt, adaptable; adequate (es).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

ADAPTUM‘fitted (ADAPTĀRE 'to fit to')’

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

The story

French and Italian say 'adapted' (Italian assimilating pt to tt, as in sette); Spanish says 'made equal', the source of English adequate.

English relatives: adapt, adaptable; adequate (es)

Sound laws at work

Italian assimilates clusters

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In a sentence

  • esEsta película no es adecuada para niños.
  • frCe film n'est pas adapté aux enfants.
  • itQuesto film non è adatto ai bambini.
  • ptEste filme não é adequado para crianças.
  • roFilmul acesta nu este potrivit pentru copii.
  • caAquesta pel·lícula no és adequada per a nens.
  • enThis film is not suitable for children.

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