caud

See also: caûd

Occitan

Alternative forms

• cald
• chaud (Limousin)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Provençal) [ˈkau̯]
• IPA^(key): (East Vivaro-Alpine) [ˈtʃau̯t]
• IPA^(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈkau̯t]

• Audio (West Languedoc):

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Adjective

caud m (feminine singular cauda, masculine plural cauds, feminine plural caudas)

1. warm, hot
2. dangerous, dodgy

   carrièra cauda

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Derived terms

• cauda
• caudament
• caudejar

 

Related terms

• calent
• calor
• caudièra
• caufar/calfar
• escaufar/escalfar

 

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 157.
• Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.