See also: brecar

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *bertiāre, from Gaulish *berta (compare Old Irish bert (bundle)). Cognate with French bercer, Catalan bressar and Spanish brezar and brizar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɾeˈsa]
  • Audio (Béarn):(file)
  • Hyphenation: bre‧çar

Verb

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breçar (transitive)

  1. to cradle
  2. to rock (to move gently back and forth)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2nd edition.
  • Pierre-Yves Lambert (1995), La langue gauloise, 2nd edition, Éditions Errance.