"weather" in seven languages
Meaningweather
Spanish
tiempo
/ˈtjempo/
masc.inherited
French
temps
/tɑ̃/
masc.inherited
Italian
tempo
/ˈtɛmpo/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
tempo
/ˈtẽpu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
vreme
/ˈvreme/
fem.other source · Old Church Slavonic vrěmę 'time'
Like the sisters, Romanian uses one word for 'time' and 'weather', just a Slavic one.
Catalan
temps
/tems/
masc.inherited
English
weather
/ˈwɛðɚ/
native English · Old English weder
English → ItalianweathertempoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: temporary, tempo, tense, contemporary.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TEMPUS (neuter)‘time, season’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The sisters use one word for 'time' and 'weather': ¿Qué tiempo hace?, Quel temps fait-il ?, Che tempo fa? Spanish broke the open e of TEMPUS into ie; French kept a silent p and s.
English relatives: temporary, tempo, tense, contemporary
Sound laws at work
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In a sentence
- es¡Qué buen tiempo hace hoy!
- frQuel beau temps aujourd'hui !
- itChe bel tempo oggi!
- ptQue tempo bom hoje!
- roCe vreme frumoasă e azi!
- caQuin temps més bo que fa avui!
- enWhat lovely weather today!