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Galician
Etymology
From de- + bruzos (“nose”) + -ar. Compare Portuguese debruçar.
Pronunciation
Verb
debruzar (first-person singular present debruzo, first-person singular preterite debrucei, past participle debruzado)
- (transitive) to lean; to prone
- (intransitive or pronominal) to fall prone
Conjugation
Conjugation of debruzar (c-z alternation)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “debruzar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “debruzar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “debruzar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN