ècova

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

• icaouva (Valdôtain)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scōpa.

Noun

ècova f (plural ècoves) (ORB, broad)

1. broom
2. cleaning rod

Derived terms

• ècovar

References

• balai in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• ècova in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1552: “la granata (scopa); la spazzatura” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France^[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 1542: “écouvillon” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scōpa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 318