ahcutar

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Franco-Provençal

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin a(u)scultāre.

Pronunciation

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(cf. ahcuta)

  • (Neuchâtelois): [ä̆kwy̆tˈä]
  • (Vaudois): [ɛ̆tʲy̆tˈäː], [ä̆tʲy̆tˈäː], [ɛ̆kä͜otˈäː], [ɛ̆kwətˈɒː], [ɛ̆ky̆tˈäː], [ä̆ky̆ˈtäː], [ä̆tʲy̆ˈtäː], [ɛtʲytˈäː], [ɛ̆tʲy̆tˈɑː]
  • (Valaisan): [äky̆tˈä], [ä̆tʲø̞tˈäː]
  • (Valdôtain): [ɛ̝kutˈɑ]
  • (Bressan): [etʲytˈo]
  • (Forézien): [akwɔtˈɒ], [akɔtˈo], [akɔtˈɛ], [akwɔtˈa]

Sources:

The initial vowel varies between etymological a and innovative e, the latter of which reflects influence from the prefix è- (cf. French écouter). The forms with [tʲ] reflect the palatalization of original [k] by a following [y].

Verb

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ahcutar (ORB)

  1. to listen, hear
  2. to obey
  3. to believe
  4. (reflexive) to come to an agreement
  5. (reflexive) to obsess over one's own health

References

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  • Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33) “écouter”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande, Neuchâtel: Attinger.
  • Stich, Dominique (2003) “acutar”, in Dictionnaire francoprovençal/français, français/francoprovençal: Dictionnaire des mots de base du francoprovençal: Orthographe ORB supradialectale standardisée, Thonon-les-Bains: Éditions Le Carré.