braire

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragiō, from Gaulish *bragu (compare Old Irish braigid (“to flatulate”)), from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to flatulate”). Cognate with English bray. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɛʁ/ === Verb === braire (defective) bray (to make the cry of a donkey) (figuratively, by extension) to shout (Belgium, Northern France, figuratively, by extension) to cry, to weep ==== Conjugation ==== This verb traditionally has no past historic or imperfect subjunctive. They would be formed on a -bray- root: *je brayis, *que nous brayissions etc. Forms using the 'a' endings of verbs in -er are now used when there is an unavoidable need to use these forms. The root -brais- was used instead of -bray- in the 18th century, and remains in Swiss and Savoy dialects. === Noun === braire m (plural braires) (obsolete) bray (noise made by a donkey) ==== Synonyms ==== braiment, braîment braiement === Further reading === “braire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === abrier, barrie == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French braire, from Gaulish. === Verb === braire to bray to shout out ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ébraire == Old French == === Alternative forms === braer, brere === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bragiāre, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to fart”). === Verb === braire (of an animal) to bray (less common, of a person) to cry out; to shout out ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: braire, brere, brayre French: braire → Middle English: brayen, brai, bray, brayeEnglish: brayMiddle Scots: bray