How do you say “joyful” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say afestouli, ajougui, alègre, gai, galoi, gauchous. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | afestouli, ajougui, alègre, gai, galoi, gauchous, jouious, ègro |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
afestouli
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | in festive mood, glad; delighted; joyful |
| Feminine | afestoulido |
| Variants | afestoulido |
ajougui
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | playful, joyful; playful |
| Feminine | ajouguido |
| Variants | ajouguido |
alègre
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | joyful; allegro; sprightly; merry |
| Feminine | -ègro |
gai
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | cheerful, agile, jay; joyful; tonsil; vives; ganglion |
| Feminine | gaio |
| Variants | gaio |
galoi
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | jovial, joyful, humorous |
| Feminine | galoio |
| Variants | galoio |
gauchous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | joyful |
jouious
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | joyful |
ègro
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | lively; upright; joyful |