Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From baratar +‎ -er.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

barater (feminine baratera, masculine plural baraters, feminine plural barateres)

  1. deceptive, deceitful
    Synonyms: enganyós, trampós

Further reading edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek πράσσω (prássō, manage, do, perform), with influence from Old Norse barátta (contest).[1][2] Or, possibly via Vulgar Latin *būrattāre from Celtic; see Irish brath (treachery).[3]

Verb edit

barater

  1. to trick; to cheat; to swindle
  2. to barter

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

  • English: barter
  • French: baratter

References edit

  1. ^ The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “prattein”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 330
  3. ^ Hindley, Alan, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy, Old French-English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2000.