"bruèissa" meaning in Occitan

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Noun

Forms: bruèissas [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, 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|oc}} Uncertain, {{der|oc|xib|-}} Iberian, {{der|oc|xce|*bruxtia}} Celtiberian *bruxtia, {{cog|ca|bruixa}} Catalan bruixa, {{cog|pt|bruxa}} Portuguese bruxa, {{cog|es|bruja}} Spanish bruja, {{der|oc|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|oc|cel|-}} Celtic, {{m+|sga|Brigit|lit=high, exalted}} Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”) Head templates: {{head|oc|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} bruèissa f, {{oc-noun|f}} bruèissa f (plural bruèissas)
  1. witch (person who uses magic) Tags: feminine Synonyms (witch): fachilhièra, masca Related terms: bruèis, bruèissariá
    Sense id: en-bruèissa-oc-noun-llB9Jy0a Categories (other): Occitan entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bruèissa meaning in Occitan (2.3kB)

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