brusir

Catalan

Etymology

Variation of abrusar, with a change of conjugation. Compare Occitan brusir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bɾuˈzi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bɾuˈziɾ]

Verb

brusir (first-person singular present bruseixo, first-person singular preterite brusí, past participle brusit)(transitive)

1. (Central, Eivissa) to burn, to scorch

   Synonym: abrusar

2. (figurative) to squander, to waste

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brusir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			brusir
gerund			brusint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brusit		brusida
		plural		brusits		brusides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bruseixo	bruseixes	bruseix	brusim	brusiu	bruseixen
	imperfect	brusia	brusies	brusia	brusíem	brusíeu	brusien
	future	brusiré	brusiràs	brusirà	brusirem	brusireu	brusiran
	preterite	brusí	brusires	brusí	brusírem	brusíreu	brusiren
	conditional	brusiria	brusiries	brusiria	brusiríem	brusiríeu	brusirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bruseixi	bruseixis	bruseixi	brusim	brusiu	bruseixin
	imperfect	brusís	brusissis	brusís	brusíssim	brusíssiu	brusissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	bruseix	bruseixi	brusim	brusiu	bruseixin
	negative (no)	—	no bruseixis	no bruseixi	no brusim	no brusiu	no bruseixin

Derived terms

• brusent
• brusidor

Further reading

• “brusir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025