"bruixa" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɾu.ʃə] [Balearic, Central], [ˈbɾuj.ʃa] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-bruixa.wav Forms: bruixes [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Occitan bruèissa, Portuguese bruxa, Spanish bruja), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”). Etymology templates: {{unc|ca}} Uncertain, {{der|ca|xib|-}} Iberian, {{der|ca|xce|*bruxtia}} Celtiberian *bruxtia, {{cog|oc|bruèissa}} Occitan bruèissa, {{cog|pt|bruxa}} Portuguese bruxa, {{cog|es|bruja}} Spanish bruja, {{der|ca|cel-pro|*brixtā|t=spell, magic}} Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”), {{cog|sga|bricht|t=charm}} Old Irish bricht (“charm”), {{cog|obt|brith|t=magic}} Old Breton brith (“magic”), {{der|ca|cel|-}} Celtic, {{m+|sga|Brigit|lit=high, exalted}} Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”) Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} bruixa f (plural bruixes)
  1. witch Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bruixa-ca-noun-4YIwmPQu Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. megrim Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bruixa-ca-noun-y8XTrqib Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Flatfish Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Flatfish: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: all de bruixa, bruixa sense taques, bruixeria, bruixot, embruixar, palaia bruixa
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Portuguese bruxa",
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