g·endârme

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Borrowed from French gendarme.

Noun

g·endârme m (plural g·endârmes) (ORB, broad)

1. military policeman

   Synonym: carabiniér

Notes

⟨ch·⟩ and ⟨j·⟩ (likewise ⟨g·⟩) are used to indicate [ʃ] and [ʒ] in words that have these sounds in all or nearly all dialects. Such words are generally borrowed from French. The interpunct, which is optional, is intended to distinguish the preceding graphemes from the ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨j⟩ (likewise ⟨g⟩ before front vowels) used in native words to indicate a variety of sounds that vary by dialect, for instance [t͡s] and [d͡z] or [θ] and [ð].

References

• gendarme in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• g·endârme in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu