"thirsty" in seven languages
Meaningthirsty
Spanish
sediento
/seˈdjento/
inherited
Everyday Spanish says tengo sed 'I have thirst'.
French
assoiffé
/aswafe/
inherited
Everyday French says j'ai soif.
Italian
assetato
/asseˈtato/
inherited
Everyday Italian says ho sete.
Portuguese
sedento
/seˈdẽtu/
inherited
Everyday: estou com sede.
Romanian
însetat
/ɨnseˈtat/
inherited
Everyday: mi-e sete.
Catalan
assedegat
/əsədəˈɡat/
inherited
Everyday: tinc set.
English
thirsty
/ˈθɝsti/
native English · Old English þurstig
English → ItalianthirstyassetatoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SITIM (nom. SITIS)‘thirst’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Every sister has an adjective from SITIS, but the everyday way is to 'have thirst': tengo sed, j'ai soif, ho sete, tinc set, Portuguese 'I am with thirst' (estou com sede) and Romanian 'to me is thirst' (mi-e sete).
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In a sentence
- esTengo sed.
- frJ'ai soif.
- itHo sete.
- ptEstou com sede.
- roMi-e sete.
- caTinc set.
- enI'm thirsty.