barallar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin baraliare (“dispute, quarrel”), probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Cognate to Spanish barajar, Galician barallar and Portuguese baralhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ɾəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ɾaˈʎaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

barallar (first-person singular present barallo, first-person singular preterite barallí, past participle barallat)

1. (transitive) to shuffle (mix up cards in a random order)
2. (reflexive) to fight, to argue

   Synonym: disputar-se

3. (reflexive) to fight, to brawl

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barallar (first conjugation)

infinitive			barallar
gerund			barallant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		barallat		barallada
		plural		barallats		barallades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	barallo	baralles	baralla	barallem	baralleu	barallen
	imperfect	barallava	barallaves	barallava	barallàvem	barallàveu	barallaven
	future	barallaré	barallaràs	barallarà	barallarem	barallareu	barallaran
	preterite	barallí	barallares	barallà	barallàrem	barallàreu	barallaren
	conditional	barallaria	barallaries	barallaria	barallaríem	barallaríeu	barallarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	baralli	barallis	baralli	barallem	baralleu	barallin
	imperfect	barallés	barallessis	barallés	baralléssim	baralléssiu	barallessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	baralla	baralli	barallem	baralleu	barallin
	negative (no)	—	no barallis	no baralli	no barallem	no baralleu	no barallin

Derived terms

• baralla
• barallós

Further reading

• “barallar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “barallar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “barallar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “barallar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “baralhar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barallar, which was attested in the 11th century in Latin Medieval charters. From baralla (“argument, discussion; fight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾaˈʎaɾ/

Verb

barallar (first-person singular present barallo, first-person singular preterite barallei, past participle barallado)

1. (transitive) to shuffle (mix up cards in a random order)
2. (intransitive) to noisily arge or discuss
3. (intransitive) to talk too much, usually profitless; to chatter; to prattle
4. (intransitive, dated) to fight

Usage notes

With the meaning "to shuffle", the form baraxar, adapted from Spanish barajar, is more commonly used.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barallar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	barallar
Personal	barallar	barallares	barallar	barallarmos	barallardes	barallaren
Gerund
	barallando
Past participle
Masculine	barallado			barallados
Feminine	barallada			baralladas
Indicative
Present	barallo	barallas	baralla	barallamos	barallades	barallan
Imperfect	barallaba	barallabas	barallaba	barallabamos	barallabades	barallaban
Preterite	barallei	barallaches	barallou	barallamos	barallastes	barallaron
Pluperfect	barallara	barallaras	barallara	barallaramos	barallarades	barallaran
Future	barallarei	barallarás	barallará	barallaremos	barallaredes	barallarán
Conditional	barallaría	barallarías	barallaría	barallariamos	barallariades	barallarían
Subjunctive
Present	baralle	baralles	baralle	barallemos	baralledes	barallen
Imperfect	barallase	barallases	barallase	barallásemos	barallásedes	barallasen
Future	barallar	barallares	barallar	barallarmos	barallardes	barallaren
Imperative
Affirmative		baralla	baralle	barallemos	barallade	barallen
Negative (non)		non baralles	non baralle	non barallemos	non baralledes	non barallen

Derived terms

• barallante
• barallas
• barallete
• barallocas
• barallón
• embarallar

 

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “barallar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “baral”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “barallar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “barallar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “barallar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.