abruxar

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abɾuˈʃaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾuˈʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧bru‧xar

Etymology

a- +‎ bruxu +‎ -ar.

Verb

abruxar (first-person singular indicative present abruxo, past participle abruxáu)

  1. to bewitch (to cast a spell)
    Synonym: embruxar
    Dizse qu'unos diañucos lu abruxarenThey say some devils bewitched him
  2. to abandon a nest (a bird)
    Aquel raitán abruxó’l nialThat robin abandoned the nest

Conjugation

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “abruxar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • abruxar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN