How do you say “cruel” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say carnassié, caïn, crudèlo, crudèu, crus, elo. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | carnassié, caïn, crudèlo, crudèu, crus, elo |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
carnassié
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | cruel; carnivorous |
| Feminine | carnassiero |
| Variants | carnassiero |
caïn
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | cruel; deceitful |
crudèlo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | cruel |
crudèu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | cruel |
| Feminine | -èlo |
crus
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | raw; cruel; haughty; unbleached; raw silk |
| Feminine | cruso |
| Variants | cruso |
elo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | this; she; awake; cruel; faithful; loyal; unfaithful; isosceles |
| Variants | èlo |