barater

Catalan

Etymology

From baratar +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ɾəˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ɾaˈteɾ]

Adjective

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

1. deceptive, deceitful

   Synonyms: enganyós, trampós

Further reading

• “barater” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old French

Etymology

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

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