How do you say “sorrow” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say afan, bechigous, chagrin, desfèci, grevanço, làgui. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | afan, bechigous, chagrin, desfèci, grevanço, làgui, mourbin, pegin, ranchin |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
afan
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | sorrow, grief; toil |
bechigous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | sorrowful; surly; sorrow |
| Feminine | bechigouso |
| Variants | bechigouso |
chagrin
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | grief, sorrow; shagreen (leather) |
desfèci
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | sorrow, discouragement; disgust; spite; melancholy |
| Variants | desfeci |
grevanço
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | worry, repentance, sorrow; repentance |
làgui
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | sorrow |
mourbin
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | spite, anger, sorrow |
pegin
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | spite, sorrow; worry; sadness |
ranchin
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | sorrow |