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arpitan

/aʁ.pi.tɑ̃/

noun, masculine/aʁ.pi.tɑ̃/

Arpitan (language)

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”).

adjective/aʁ.pi.tɑ̃/

Arpitan; Arpitanian

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”).