How do you say “bastard” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say apousteni, bastard, bourdiho, bouscas, bouscasso, femié. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | apousteni, bastard, bourdiho, bouscas, bouscasso, femié, fèr, gusas, salop |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
apousteni
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | bastard |
bastard
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | bastard, hybrid, wild |
| Feminine | bastardo |
| Variants | bastardo |
bourdiho
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | filth; bastard; sweepings; straw; refuse; dregs |
bouscas
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | bastard, wild, false; apocryphal |
| Feminine | -asso |
bouscasso
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | bastard |
femié
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | manure, bastard |
fèr
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | strange, ferocious; wild; bastard |
| Feminine | -èro |
gusas
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | bastard, villain; scoundrel; beggar |
| Feminine | gusasso |
| Variants | gusasso |
salop
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | bastard; slob; slut |
| Feminine | salopo |
| Variants | salopo |