How do you say “heavy” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say carguiéu, gravouge, grèu, lourd, oujo, pesant. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | carguiéu, gravouge, grèu, lourd, oujo, pesant, pesu, péuge, èujo |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
carguiéu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | costly; heavy |
gravouge
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | restive, timid; heavy |
| Feminine | -oujo |
grèu
| Grammatical category | Adjective (m.) |
| English translation | bud, germ; grave; grievance; heavy; shoot |
| Feminine | -èvo |
| Variants | gréu, grêu |
lourd
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | heavy, massive |
| Feminine | lourdo |
| Variants | lourdo |
oujo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | backward; wild; heavy; premature; restive; late |
pesant
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | nightmare; heavy, weighty |
| Feminine | pesanto |
| Variants | pesanto |
pesu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | heavy, weighty |
| Feminine | -uco |
péuge
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | heavy, weighty |
| Feminine | -éujo |
èujo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | light (unladen); heavy; shining |
| Variants | éujo |