How do you say “imp” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say diabloun, diabloutin, dra, esperit-fantasti, esperitoun, foulet. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | diabloun, diabloutin, dra, esperit-fantasti, esperitoun, foulet, fouletoun, gripet, marmousoun, oulurgue, passage, tarabastèri |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
diabloun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
diabloutin
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
dra
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp, dragon; sprite |
esperit-fantasti
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
esperitoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
foulet
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | imp; will-o'-the-wisp; orache; sprite |
| Feminine | fouleto |
| Variants | fouleto |
fouletoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp, whirlwind; sprite; will-o'-the-wisp |
gripet
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp, steep path |
marmousoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
oulurgue
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | imp |
passage
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | passage; narrow gorge; hallway, corridor; sprite, imp |
tarabastèri
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | din; imp |