How do you say “to crack” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say abadarna, ascla, cracina, crebassa, creniha, crussi. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | abadarna, ascla, cracina, crebassa, creniha, crussi, embousena, escascaia, escrebassi, fendascla, fendiha, s'escarcaia |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
abadarna
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | cracked, ajar; to crack |
ascla
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to crack; cracked; hare-brained; extravagant; to fissure |
cracina
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack, to groan, to creak, to rumble |
crebassa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack |
creniha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack, to creak, to make a harsh sound; to squeak |
crussi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack, to crunch, to creak; to squeak |
embousena
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack |
escascaia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack |
escrebassi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack; burst |
fendascla
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to split widely, to crack; to crevasse; to split |
fendiha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to crack; to crackle; to fissure; to chap |
s'escarcaia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to open up, to crack |