Provençal

See also: provençal and Provencal

English

Etymology

From Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/, /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/
Hyphenation: Pro‧ven‧çal
Rhymes: -ɑːl

Adjective

Provençal (not comparable)

Of or relating to Provence.

Translations

of or relating to Provence

Catalan: provençal (ca)

Czech: provensálský

Proper noun

Provençal

A language or dialect spoken in Provence.
Specifically, the modern Romance Occitan language of Provence; Occitan.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 343:
  It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.
An inhabitant of Provence.

Translations

language spoken in Provence

Armenian: պրովանսերեն (provanseren)
Catalan: provençal (ca) m
Finnish: provensaali (fi)
French: provençal (fr)
German: Provenzalisch (de)
Italian: provenzale (it)

Japanese: プロヴァンス語 (Purovansu go)
Polish: prowansalski (pl)
Portuguese: provençal (pt) m
Russian: прованса́льский (ru) (provansálʹskij)
Spanish: provenzal (es)
Swedish: provensalska (sv) c, provençalska (sv) c

inhabitant of Provence

Catalan: provençal (ca) m

Czech: Provensálec m

See also

Occitan
Old Provençal
Category:Terms derived from Provençal

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Provençal, prv
Note: On 3/14/2007 SIL International reclassified this language, merging it into Occitan (code oci)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.vɑ̃.sal/

Noun

Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)

a person from Provence

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