brancar

Catalan

Etymology

From branca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bɾəŋˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [bɾaŋˈkaɾ]

Verb

brancar (first-person singular present branco, first-person singular preterite branquí, past participle brancat)

1. (intransitive) to put out branches (of a tree)

   Synonyms: ramar, ramejar

2. (figurative, intransitive) to branch out, to ramify

   Synonym: ramificar-se

3. (transitive) to prune, to trim

   Synonyms: esporgar, podar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of brancar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			brancar
gerund			brancant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brancat		brancada
		plural		brancats		brancades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	branco	branques	branca	branquem	branqueu	branquen
	imperfect	brancava	brancaves	brancava	brancàvem	brancàveu	brancaven
	future	brancaré	brancaràs	brancarà	brancarem	brancareu	brancaran
	preterite	branquí	brancares	brancà	brancàrem	brancàreu	brancaren
	conditional	brancaria	brancaries	brancaria	brancaríem	brancaríeu	brancarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	branqui	branquis	branqui	branquem	branqueu	branquin
	imperfect	branqués	branquessis	branqués	branquéssim	branquéssiu	branquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	branca	branqui	branquem	branqueu	branquin
	negative (no)	—	no branquis	no branqui	no branquem	no branqueu	no branquin

Derived terms

• brancament

Further reading

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