"uniform" in seven languages
Meaninguniform
Spanish
uniforme
/uniˈfoɾme/
masc.learned
French
uniforme
/ynifɔʁm/
masc.learned
Italian
uniforme
/uniˈforme/
fem.learned
La divisa is the more common word, especially for soldiers and staff.
Portuguese
uniforme
/uniˈfɔhmi/
masc.learned
Romanian
uniformă
/uniˈformə/
fem.borrowed · French uniforme
Catalan
uniforme
/uniˈfɔɾmə/
masc.learned
English
uniform
/ˈjunəfɔɹm/
from Latin/French · French uniforme
English → ItalianuniformuniformeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ŪNIFORMEM‘having one form’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
'One form' for everyone. The noun is masculine in Spanish and French but feminine in Italian (l'uniforme, la divisa).
English relatives: uniformity, unique, formal
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In a sentence
- esLos alumnos llevan uniforme.
- frLes élèves portent un uniforme.
- itGli studenti portano la divisa.
- ptOs alunos usam uniforme.
- roElevii poartă uniformă.
- caEls alumnes porten uniforme.
- enThe students wear a uniform.