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)

1. Of or relating to Provence.

Translations

of or relating to Provence

• Catalan: provençal (ca)

• Czech: provensálský

Proper noun

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.

3. 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)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.vɑ̃.sal/

Noun

Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)

1. a person from Provence