bramar
Catalan
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bramjan), from Proto-Germanic *bramjaną.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bɾəˈma/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /bɾaˈmaɾ/
Verb
bramar (first-person singular present bramo, past participle bramat)
- to roar, bellow
- to bray
- (of an animal) to make its cry
Conjugation
Conjugation of bramar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | bramar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bramant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | bramat | bramada | |||||
| plural | bramats | bramades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | bramo | brames | brama | bramem | brameu | bramen | |
| imperfect | bramava | bramaves | bramava | bramàvem | bramàveu | bramaven | |
| future | bramaré | bramaràs | bramarà | bramarem | bramareu | bramaran | |
| preterite | bramí | bramares | bramà | bramàrem | bramàreu | bramaren | |
| conditional | bramaria | bramaries | bramaria | bramaríem | bramaríeu | bramarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
| present | brami | bramis | brami | bramem | brameu | bramin | |
| imperfect | bramés | bramessis | bramés | braméssim | braméssiu | bramessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
| — | brama | brami | bramem | brameu | bramin | ||
Derived terms
- bram
- esbramegar
Further reading
- “bramar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bramar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “bramar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bramar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
bramando ("troating")
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bramjan), from Proto-Germanic *bramjaną, *bremaną (“to roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“to make noise”).
Cognate with Occitan bramar, Spanish bramar, French bramer, Italian bramire, Old English bremman (“to roar, rage”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾaˈmaɾ/
Verb
bramar (first-person singular present bramo, first-person singular preterite bramei, past participle bramado)
- to troat (a deer)
- to roar, bellow
Conjugation
Conjugation of bramar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | bramar | |||||
| personal | bramar | bramares | bramar | bramarmos | bramardes | bramaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| bramando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | bramado | bramados | ||||
| feminine | bramada | bramadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | bramo | bramas | brama | bramamos | bramades | braman |
| imperfect | bramaba | bramabas | bramaba | bramabamos | bramabades | bramaban |
| preterite | bramei | bramaches | bramou | bramamos | bramastes | bramaron |
| pluperfect | bramara | bramaras | bramara | bramaramos | bramarades | bramaran |
| future | bramarei | bramarás | bramará | bramaremos | bramaredes | bramarán |
| conditional | bramaría | bramarías | bramaría | bramariamos | bramariades | bramarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | brame | brames | brame | bramemos | bramedes | bramen |
| preterite | bramase | bramases | bramase | bramásemos | bramásedes | bramasen |
| future | bramar | bramares | bramar | bramarmos | bramardes | bramaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | brama | brame | bramemos | bramade | bramen |
| negative | – | brames | brame | bramemos | bramedes | bramen |
Synonyms
- berrar, bradar, bruar
Derived terms
- brama (“deer mating season”)
- bramido (“troat”)
Related terms
- bremar
References
- “bramido” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “bramar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bramar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bramar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “bramar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French bramer, Italian bramire, Spanish bramar, ultimately from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bramjan), from Proto-Germanic *bramjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /braˈmar/
- Hyphenation: bra‧mar
Verb
bramar (present tense bramas, past tense bramis, future tense bramos, imperative bramez, conditional bramus)
- (intransitive) to make the characteristic call of any animal: to bellow; to low; to bray; to bleat; to neigh
- (figuratively) to roar, yell
Conjugation
Conjugation of bramar
 | present | past | future | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bramar | bramir | bramor | ||||
| tense | bramas | bramis | bramos | ||||
| conditional | bramus | ||||||
| imperative | bramez | ||||||
| adjective active participle | bramanta | braminta | bramonta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | bramante | braminte | bramonte | ||||
| nominal active participle | singular | bramanto | braminto | bramonto | |||
| plural | bramanti | braminti | bramonti | ||||
Derived terms
- bramo (“bellowing; lowing; braying; bleating; neighing; roaring, yelling”)
Spanish
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bramjan), from Proto-Germanic *bramjaną. See also Old English bremman, Old High German brëman, Middle Low German brammen, French bramer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾaˈmaɾ/ [bɾaˈmaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: bra‧mar
Verb
bramar (first-person singular present bramo, first-person singular preterite bramé, past participle bramado)
- to roar, bellow, trumpet
Conjugation
Conjugation of bramar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | bramar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | bramando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | bramado | bramada | |||||
| plural | bramados | bramadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | bramo | bramastú bramásvos | brama | bramamos | bramáis | braman | |
| imperfect | bramaba | bramabas | bramaba | bramábamos | bramabais | bramaban | |
| preterite | bramé | bramaste | bramó | bramamos | bramasteis | bramaron | |
| future | bramaré | bramarás | bramará | bramaremos | bramaréis | bramarán | |
| conditional | bramaría | bramarías | bramaría | bramaríamos | bramaríais | bramarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | brame | bramestú bramésvos2 | brame | bramemos | braméis | bramen | |
| imperfect (ra) | bramara | bramaras | bramara | bramáramos | bramarais | bramaran | |
| imperfect (se) | bramase | bramases | bramase | bramásemos | bramaseis | bramasen | |
| future1 | bramare | bramares | bramare | bramáremos | bramareis | bramaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | bramatú bramávos | brame | bramemos | bramad | bramen | ||
| negative | no brames | no brame | no bramemos | no braméis | no bramen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
See also
- rugir
Further reading
- “bramar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014