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

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of barater (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive barater avoir baraté
gerund en baratant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle baratant
past participle baraté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present barat barates barate baratons baratez baratent
imperfect baratoie, barateie, baratoe, barateve baratoies, barateies, baratoes, barateves baratoit, barateit, baratot, barateve baratiiens, baratiens baratiiez, baratiez baratoient, barateient, baratoent, baratevent
preterite baratai baratas barata baratames baratastes baraterent
future baraterai barateras baratera baraterons barateroiz, baratereiz, baraterez barateront
conditional barateroie, baratereie barateroies, baratereies barateroit, baratereit barateriiens, barateriens barateriiez, barateriez barateroient, baratereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present barat baraz barat baratons baratez baratent
imperfect baratasse baratasses baratast baratissons, baratissiens baratissoiz, baratissez, baratissiez baratassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— barate — baratons baratez —

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), volumes 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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