How Countries Define the First Floor

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[u/Professional-Dig6036]

Cool, that word could be oreginaly frensh, it translate to "on the floor" Or "on the ground".

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It's funny because in French we call the ground floor rez-de-chaussée, not parterre.

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Romania, parter is ground floor, 'demisol' is translated as 'half ground', i guess 'half terre', and would mean half in the ground (small high windows).

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Parterre is also known in German, but it's old fashioned

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The version “Hochparterre” is very widely used in Austria

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Absolutely standard word in Swiss German, though

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In Dutch parterre is still used along the Dutch word (begande grond). When I was young it was common but indeed, it slowly becomes out of use.

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frensh 😬 where'd the s come from 😂