work

How do you say “work” in Provençal?

In Provençal you say batu, joun, labour, obro, oubrage, prefa. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.

Provençal equivalents

batu, joun, labour, obro, oubrage, prefa, pres-fa, presfa, travai

Details of the Provençal equivalents

batu

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	beaten; beat, work, outing; session
Feminine	batudo
Variants	batudo

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joun

Grammatical category	Adjective
English translation	joint; commissure; ploughing done in one stretch, work; fitting; beating; jointure; session; sitting
Feminine	jouncho
Variants	jouncho

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labour

Grammatical category	Noun (m.)
English translation	ploughing; labour, work

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obro

Grammatical category	Noun (m.)
English translation	task, work (lit), work, labour; toil

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oubrage

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	object, work

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prefa

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	task, work

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pres-fa

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	work, task, labour; contract

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presfa

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	task, work

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travai

Grammatical category	Noun
English translation	work

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