How do you say “to begin” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say acoumença, coumença, debuta, enrega, entamena, entrina. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | acoumença, coumença, debuta, enrega, entamena, entrina, entrinca, ourdi |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
acoumença
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin |
coumença
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin, to start, to provoke |
debuta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin |
enrega
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to thread, to take (a route), to enter into; to begin; to jam; to furrow |
entamena
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin |
entrina
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin, to lead to |
entrinca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin |
ourdi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to begin; to warp |