Provençal
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French provenceal, provençal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prōvinciālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Provençal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Provence.
Translations
of or relating to Provence
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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.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 343:
- An inhabitant of Provence.
Translations
language spoken in Provence
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inhabitant of Provence
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See also
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
Noun
Provençal m (plural Provençaux, feminine Provençale)
- a person from Provence
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