brear

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brear m

indefinite plural of bre

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɾeˈaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Occitan breà, from French brayer, from Old French broier (“to tar, pitch”), from Old Norse bræða (“to melt, make oil, tar, pitch”), from bráð (“tar, pitch”). Related to brew.

Verb

brear (first-person singular present breo, first-person singular preterite breé, past participle breado)

(obsolete, rare) to dip in tar (see embrear).

Derived terms

brea

Etymology 2

From Latin verberāre (to strike).

Verb

brear (first-person singular present breo, first-person singular preterite breé, past participle breado)

to abuse, to mistreat
to make fun of

Conjugation

Conjugation of brear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			brear
gerund			breando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		breado		breada
		plural		breados		breadas
		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	breo	breas^tú breás^{^vos}	brea	breamos	breáis	brean
	imperfect	breaba	breabas	breaba	breábamos	breabais	breaban
	preterite	breé	breaste	breó	breamos	breasteis	brearon
	future	brearé	brearás	breará	brearemos	brearéis	brearán
	conditional	brearía	brearías	brearía	brearíamos	brearíais	brearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bree	brees^{^tú} breés^{^vos²}	bree	breemos	breéis	breen
	imperfect (ra)	breara	brearas	breara	breáramos	brearais	brearan
	imperfect (se)	brease	breases	brease	breásemos	breaseis	breasen
	future¹	breare	breares	breare	breáremos	breareis	brearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		brea^{^tú} breá^{^vos}	bree	breemos	bread	breen
	negative		no brees	no bree	no breemos	no breéis	no breen

¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

“brear” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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