birta

Alternative forms

• abirta, brita

Etymology

Deverbal from britar (“to crush, to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiɾta̝/

Noun

birta f (plural birtas)

1. furrow opened in a field or meadow (for evenly distributing water)
2. path in the snow
3. a plot of land, usually enclosed and occupied by trees and bushes

References

• “birta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “birta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “birta” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “birta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪr̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ɪr̥ta

Noun

birta f (genitive singular birtu, no plural)

1. light, brightness

Verb

birta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative birti, supine birt)

1. (with accusative) to show, to reveal
2. (with accusative) to publish
3. (impersonal) to become bright, to dawn

   Það birtir.

   Day is dawning.

   Við leggjum af stað þegar daginn birtir.

   We go at dawn.

   Það birtir af degi. (gervifrumlag)

   The day becomes brighter. (dummy subject)

4. (in the mediopassive) to appear