Catalan

Verb

bullir ‎(first-person singular present bullo, past participle bullit)

1. to boil

Conjugation

as dormir

Related terms

• bull m
• bullabessa f
• bullanga f
• bullangós adj
• bullent adj
• bullícia f
• bulliciós adj
• bulliciosament adv
• bullida f
• bullidera f
• bullidor m
• bulliment m
• bullit m
• bullor f

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin bullīre, present active participle of bulliō ‎(“I bubble, boil”), from bulla ‎(“bubble”).

Verb

bullir ‎(first-person singular present bullo, first-person singular preterite bullí, past participle bullido)

1. to budge
2. to boil
3. to spring, to well
4. to teem, to abound
5. to bubble (e.g. with ideas)

Synonyms

• (to boil): hervir
• (to teem): hervir

Conjugation

• Rule: Any unstressed i immediately after a root ending in ll, ñ or i is always absorbed.

Derived terms

• bulla