How do you say “oaf” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bàbi, gadaias, lourdas, paloto, pataras, tanias. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bàbi, gadaias, lourdas, paloto, pataras, tanias, toumbomourgo |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bàbi
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | toad; oaf; slap |
gadaias
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | gawky; simple; oaf |
| Feminine | gadaiasso |
| Variants | gadaiasso |
lourdas
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | oaf |
paloto
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | oaf; slow; lout |
pataras
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | oaf; slattern; slut; mullein |
| Feminine | patarasso |
| Variants | patarasso |
tanias
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | oaf |
toumbomourgo
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | oaf |