How do you say “alert” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say alerto, escarrabiha, esviha, que-vivo, revertiguet, revihadis. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | alerto, escarrabiha, esviha, que-vivo, revertiguet, revihadis, vivournet |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
alerto
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | alert |
escarrabiha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to titillate, to wake, to enliven; to perk up; alert; relaxed; to stimulate; awake |
| Feminine | escarrabihado |
| Variants | escarrabihado |
esviha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to awaken; alert |
que-vivo
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | alert, on the lookout |
revertiguet
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | awake, alert; wriggling |
| Feminine | -eto |
revihadis
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | vigilant; alert; awake |
| Feminine | revihadisso |
| Variants | revihadisso |
vivournet
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | lively, alert |