How do you say “polite” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bourgau, counvenènt, courtés, ounèste, poulit. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bourgau, counvenènt, courtés, ounèste, poulit |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bourgau
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | loyal, polite; civil; urbane |
| Feminine | -alo |
counvenènt
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | polite; proper; fitting; suiting |
| Feminine | counvenènto |
| Variants | counvenènto |
courtés
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | courteous, polite |
| Feminine | -eso |
| Variants | courtès |
ounèste
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | honest; polite |
| Feminine | -esto |
poulit
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | nice, pretty; polite |