barater

Catalan

Etymology

From baratar + -er.

Pronunciation

Adjective

barater (feminine baratera, masculine plural baraters, feminine plural barateres)

  1. deceptive, deceitful
    Synonyms: enganyós, trampós

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek πράσσω (prássō, manage, do, perform), with influence from Old Norse barátta (contest)[1][2]. Or, possibly via Vulgar Latin *būrattāre from Celtic; see Irish brath (treachery).[3]

Verb

barater

  1. to trick; to cheat; to swindle
  2. to barter

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • English: barter
  • French: baratter

References

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989
  2. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “prattein”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 330
  3. Hindley, Alan, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy, Old French-English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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