# breçar
## Occitan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

breçar (transitive)
* to cradle
* to rock (to move gently back and forth)

#### Conjugation

| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | breçar | breçar | breçar | aver breçat | aver breçat | aver breçat |
| gerund | gerund | breçant | breçant | breçant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | breçat | breçat | breçat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | breci | breças | breça | breçam | breçatz | breçan |
| indicative | imperfect | breçavi | breçavas | breçava | breçàvem | breçàvetz | breçavan |
| indicative | preterite | brecèri | brecères | brecèt | brecèrem | brecèretz | brecèron |
| indicative | future | breçarai | breçaràs | breçarà | breçarem | breçaretz | breçaràn |
| indicative | conditional | breçariái | breçariás | breçariá | breçariam | breçariatz | breçarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | brecèra | brecèras | brecèra | breceram | breceratz | brecèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | brece | breces | brece | brecem | brecetz | brecen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | brecèssi | brecèsses | brecèsse | brecèssem | brecèssetz | brecèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | breça | | brecem | breçatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | breçar | breçar | breçar | aver breçat | aver breçat | aver breçat |
| gerund | gerund | breçant | breçant | breçant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | breçat | breçat | breçat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | brece | breces | breça | breçam | breçatz | breçon |
| indicative | imperfect | breçave | breçaves | breçava | breçaviam | breçaviatz | breçavon |
| indicative | preterite | brecere | breceres | brecet | brecem | brecetz | breceron |
| indicative | future | breçarai | breçaràs | breçará | breçarem | breçaretz | breçarán |
| indicative | conditional | breçariá | breçariás | breçariá | breçariam | breçariatz | breçarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | brecèra | brecèras | brecèra | breceram | breceratz | brecèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | brece | breces | brece | breçassiam | breçassiatz | breçon |
| subjunctive | imperfect | brecesse | brecesses | brecesse | brecessiam | brecessiatz | brecesson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | breça | | breçassiam | breçatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | breçar | breçar | breçar | aver breçat | aver breçat | aver breçat |
| gerund | gerund | breçant | breçant | breçant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | breçat | breçat | breçat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | breci | breças | breça | breçam | breçatz | breçan |
| indicative | imperfect | breçavi | breçavas | breçava | breçàvam | breçàvatz | breçavan |
| indicative | preterite | brecèi | brecès | brecè | brecèm | brecètz | brecèn |
| indicative | future | breçarèi | breçaràs | breçarà | breçaram | breçaratz | breçaràn |
| indicative | conditional | breçarí | breçarés | breçaré | breçarem | breçaretz | breçarén |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | brecèra | brecèras | brecèra | breceram | breceratz | brecèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | breci | breces | brece | brecem | brecetz | brecen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | brecèssi | brecèsses | brecèsse | brecèssem | brecèssetz | brecèssen |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | breça | | brecem | breçatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | breçar | breçar | breçar | aver breçat | aver breçat | aver breçat |
| gerund | gerund | breçant | breçant | breçant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | breçat | breçat | breçat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | brece | breças | breça | breçam | breçatz | breçan |
| indicative | imperfect | breçava | breçavas | breçava | breçàvam | breçàvatz | breçavan |
| indicative | preterite | brecei | breceras | brecet | brecèram | brecèratz | breceran |
| indicative | future | breçarai | breçaràs | breçará | breçarem | breçaretz | breçarán |
| indicative | conditional | breçariá | breçariàs | breçariá | breçariam | breçariatz | breçarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | brecèra | brecèras | brecèra | breceram | breceratz | brecèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | brece | breces | brece | brecem | brecetz | brecen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | brecèsse | brecèsses | brecèsse | brecèssem | brecèssetz | brecèssen |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | breça | | brecem | breçatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | breçar | breçar | breçar | aver breçat | aver breçat | aver breçat |
| gerund | gerund | breçant | breçant | breçant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | breçat | breçat | breçat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | brece | breces | breça | breçam | breçatz | breçan |
| indicative | imperfect | breçavi | breçavas | breçava | breçàvem | breçàvetz | breçavan |
| indicative | preterite | brecère | brecères | brecèt | breceriam | breceriatz | brecèron |
| indicative | future | breçarai | breçaràs | breçarà | breçarem | breçaretz | breçaràn |
| indicative | conditional | breçariáu | breçariás | breçariá | breçariam | breçariatz | breçarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | brecèra | brecèras | brecèra | breceram | breceratz | brecèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | brece | breces | brece | brecem | brecetz | breçan |
| subjunctive | imperfect | brecèsse | brecèsses | brecèsse | brecessiam | brecessiatz | brecèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | breça | | brecem | breçatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |

#### Synonyms

* breçolar

### Further reading

* 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.