berceau

French

Etymology

From Old French berçuel (diminutive of bers) from Vulgar Latin berciolum diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta (compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”)). Cognate with Catalan bressol and Galician berce

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.so/
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Rhymes: -o

Noun

berceau m (plural berceaux)

cradle, crib (bed for a baby)
(figuratively) cradle, birthplace, place of origin
(architecture) arch, vault

Derived terms

au berceau

Further reading

“berceau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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