Provençal

See also provençal, and Provencal

English

Etymology

From Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/, X-SAMPA: /%prQvA:n"sA:l/

Adjective

Wikipedia

Provençal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Provence.

Proper noun

Wikipedia

Provençal

1. A language or dialect spoken in Provence.
2. 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.

Translations

language spoken in Provence

• Armenian: պրովանսերեն (hy) (provanseren)
• Finnish: provensaali (fi)
• French: provençal (fr)
• German: Provenzalisch
• Italian: provenzale (it)

• Japanese: プロヴァンス語 (Purovansu go)
• Polish: prowansalski (pl)
• Portuguese: provençal (pt) m
• Russian: провансальский (provansál’skij)
• Spanish: provenzal

See also

• Occitan
• Old Provençal
• Category:Terms derived from Provençal

External links

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʁɔ.vɑ̃.sal/

Noun

Provençal m (plural Provençaux; feminine Provençale, plural Provençales)

1. a person from Provence