Provence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Provence.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɒns/, /pɹəˈvɒ̃s/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒns

Proper noun

Provence

  2. A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprovaːns]

Proper noun

Provence f (relational adjective provensálský, demonym Provensálec)

  1. Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Declension

Declension of Provence (sg-only soft feminine)
singular
nominative Provence
genitive Provence
dative Provenci
accusative Provenci
vocative Provence
locative Provenci
instrumental Provencí

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Provença, from Latin prōvincia. Doublet of province.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.vɑ̃s/
  • (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) IPA(key): /pʁoˈvãⁿsə/, /pχoˈvã(n)sə/
  • Audio (Central France):(file)
  • Audio (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur):(file)

Proper noun

Provence f

  1. Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
    Hypernym: Occitanie

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Provence
  • → German: Provence
  • → Russian: Прованс (Provans)

Friulian

Proper noun

Provence f

  1. Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
  • provençâl

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French Provence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔˈvɑ̃ːs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Provence f (proper noun, genitive Provence)

  1. Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Declension

Declension of Provence [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Provence
genitive einer der Provence
dative einer der Provence
accusative eine die Provence

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Provence, from Occitan Provença, from Latin prōvincia.

Proper noun

Provence c (genitive Provences)

  1. Provence (a maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Derived terms

  • provensalsk
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