brotar

Etymology

Borrowed from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (*brutōn). Compare Occitan brotar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bɾuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bɾoˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾoˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophone: brotà

Verb

brotar (first-person singular present broto, first-person singular preterite brotí, past participle brotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to sprout

Further reading

• “brotar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

Ultimately from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (*brutōn). Cognate with Middle High German brozzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɾɔˈtaɾ]

Verb

brotar (first-person singular present broto, first-person singular preterite brotei, past participle brotado)

1. to bud, to sprout

   Synonyms: agromar, rebentar, xenar, xermolar

2. to surge, gush, spring

   Synonyms: abrollar, xurdir

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brotar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brotar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brotar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Old Occitan brotar, from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (*brutōn).

Pronunciation

Verb

brotar (first-person singular present broto, first-person singular preterite brotei, past participle brotado)

1. to bud, sprout
2. (Brazil, informal) to appear at a specific place

Further reading

• “brotar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Etymology

From brote (“sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾoˈtaɾ/ [bɾoˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bro‧tar

Verb

brotar (first-person singular present broto, first-person singular preterite broté, past participle brotado)

1. to bud or sprout, to spring, spring up
   • 2020 July 16, “Otros 16 discos del rock español de los ochenta que hay que escuchar una y otra vez”, in El País‎:

     Brotaron las compañías independientes, las multinacionales se lanzaron a fichar grupos de jóvenes que antes despreciaban, comenzaron las primeras giras grandes, el dinero público de las fiestas se destinaba a contratar a rockeros.

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Further reading

• “brotar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10