"today" in seven languages
Meaningtoday
Spanish
hoy
/oi/
inherited
French
aujourd'hui
/oʒuʁdɥi/
inherited
Old French hui (from HODIĒ) wrapped in au jour d' — literally 'on the day of today'.
Italian
oggi
/ˈɔddʒi/
inherited
Portuguese
hoje
/ˈoʒi/
inherited
Romanian
azi
/azʲ/
other source · a Latin phrase built on DIĒ 'day' rather than HODIĒ
The longer astăzi is just as common.
Catalan
avui
/əˈbuj/
inherited
Valencian keeps the bare form hui; Central avui adds a prefix to the same HODIĒ.
English
today
/təˈdeɪ/
native English · Old English tō dæge 'on (this) day'
English → ItaliantodayoggiNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
HODIĒ‘today (from HŌC DIĒ 'on this day')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
HODIĒ already contained 'day'. French found its hui too thin and padded it into aujourd'hui, a phrase that says 'day' twice.
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In a sentence
- esHoy es mi cumpleaños.
- frAujourd'hui, c'est mon anniversaire.
- itOggi è il mio compleanno.
- ptHoje é meu aniversário.
- roAzi e ziua mea.
- caAvui és el meu aniversari.
- enToday is my birthday.