berço
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French berceau,[1][2] ultimately from Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).
Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ber‧ço
Noun edit
berço m (plural berços)
- Cradle, crib.
- (historical, weaponry) A type of short cannon
- (figuratively) Birthplace.
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “berço” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “berço” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Further reading edit
- berço on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
berço