# britar
## Albanian
### Etymology

From bri (“horn”) +‎ -tar (agent noun suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɾiˈtaɾ/
* Rhymes: -taɾ
* Hyphenation: bri‧tár

### Noun

britar m (plural britarë, definite britari, definite plural britarët) (historical)
* hornblower
    Synonym: brizan

#### Declension
### References

* “britar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* abirtar, abritar, birtar

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese britar, from Suevic [Term?] *briutan, from Proto-Germanic *brutōjaną (“to chop, to fragment”) or Proto-Germanic *breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to break”). Compare Old English brēotan and English brit.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɾiˈtaɾ/

### Verb

britar (first-person singular present brito, first-person singular preterite britei, past participle britado)
* to break up (a plot, preparing it for later being sown)
** 1253, Miguel Romaní, editor, Colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira, page 662:vendo totis montis (quoos) vos britastis et ficarum pur britar, et os novos qui inde levastisI sell to you all the lands that you broke up and those that are still pending, and the new products that you have already taken away
** 1999, Anxo Angueira, Pensa Nao, Vigo: Xerais:Agora queren campías, britan montes para pradosNow they want grassland, and they break up the lands into prairies
* to furrow
* (dated) to brit, destroy, crush
** 1262, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 45:aſi que ſe algẽ de noſſa parte ou da eſtraya uẽér a britar ou a contradizer eſta noſa uẽzõ que per noſo prazer é feyta, ſeya maldito de DeusSo if anyone, from our side or from another, would come to break or contradict this our selling, which is voluntarily done, they shall be damned by God
** 1455, Ferro Couselo, X. (ed.) A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 303:
    destroiron moytas casas et birtaron moytas tellas, cangos et ripiasthey destroyed many houses and britted many roof tiles, rafters and laths
* to infringe

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* birta
* brita

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “britar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “britar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “britar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “britar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “britar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brita”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Ernst Gamillscheg (1934, 1935, 1936). Romania Germanica. Sprach- und Siedlungsgeschichte der Germanen auf dem Boden des alten Römerreiches. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Retrieved 12 Jul. 2018, from https://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/16803, vol 3, page 209.
* ↑ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “britar”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

britar m
* indefinite plural of brite

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese britar, from Old English brittian, or from Gothic or Suevic.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bɾiˈta(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /bɾiˈta(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /bɾiˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /bɾiˈta(ʁ)/ [bɾiˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /bɾiˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾiˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɾiˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bɾiˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

britar (first-person singular present brito, first-person singular preterite britei, past participle britado)
* to brit (to break into pieces)
    Synonyms: despedaçar, fragmentar, triturar
* to injure (to cause physical harm)
    Synonyms: contundir, ferir, machucar
* to destroy; to crush
    Synonyms: acabar com, destroçar, destruir
* (historical) to decrease a coin’s weight without decreasing its value

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* brita
* brita-ossos
* britadeira
* britado
* britador
* britagem
* britamento