èga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ega"

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin equa.

Noun

èga f (plural ègues) (ORB large)

1. female horse, mare

   Synonyms: cavala, jument

   Coordinate term: chevâl m

References

• jument in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• èga in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France^[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 736: “jument” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “equa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 233

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin equa (“mare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɣo]

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

èga f (plural ègas)

1. mare

   Synonym: cavala