How do you say “scatterbrained” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say bartavèu, chapòli, desbartavela, descervela, estou-pin, estoupin. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | bartavèu, chapòli, desbartavela, descervela, estou-pin, estoupin, estourdi, fouligaud, sauto-bàrri |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
bartavèu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | scatterbrained |
chapòli
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | crazy, scatterbrained; hippodrome |
desbartavela
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | deranged, scatterbrained |
| Feminine | desbartavelado |
| Variants | desbartavelado |
descervela
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | scatterbrained |
estou-pin
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | scatterbrained |
estoupin
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | traffic jam, scatterbrained |
estourdi
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to stun; scatterbrained |
fouligaud
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | playful, scatterbrained; jesting; frolicsome |
| Feminine | fouligaudo |
| Variants | fouligaudo |
sauto-bàrri
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | scatterbrained |