How do you say “exhausted” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say abena, ablasiga, agouta, desmesoula, despoudera, escagassa. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | abena, ablasiga, agouta, desmesoula, despoudera, escagassa, outo, roumpu |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
abena
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to wear out, to use up, exhausted, to exhaust; to consume; to dissipate; to sell off |
ablasiga
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to overwhelm, to ruin; worn out; exhausted |
| Feminine | ablasigado |
| Variants | ablasigado |
agouta
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | to exhaust (product); exhausted (product); exhausted, to dry up, to bail water; to dry up; bailer; to drain |
desmesoula
| Grammatical category | Verb, Adjective |
| English translation | exhausted, to stun |
despoudera
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to exhaust; exhausted; to cripple; helpless; powerless; to paralyze; to overwork; impotent |
| Feminine | despouderado |
| Variants | despouderado |
escagassa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | flat tired; exhausted; to sag; to depress; low-slung; crushed; lowered; flattened |
| Feminine | escagassado |
| Variants | escagassado |
outo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | broken, exhausted |
roumpu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | ground (fig); broken; battered; broken, exhausted |
| Feminine | roumpudo |
| Variants | roumpudo |