arpitan

See also: Arpitan

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Franco-Provençal arpitan (“mountain-dweller, sheperd”), picked as a replacement for franco-provençal, 1970s, from a local derivative of Latin Alpes (“Alps, mountain highland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʁ.pi.tɑ̃/

Noun

arpitan m (uncountable)

  1. Arpitan (language)

Adjective

arpitan (feminine arpitane, masculine plural arpitans, feminine plural arpitanes)

  1. Arpitan
  2. Arpitanian
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