berbeche
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
- barveghe, arveghe, barbeghe, barbeghe, berbeghe, berveghe, erveghe, ilveghe (Logudorese)
- barbei, brabei, brebei, brobei, erbei, arbei, ebrei (Campidanese)
- berveche, erveche, verveche (Nuorese)
Etymology edit
From Latin vervēx (“wether”). Compare Italian berbice, French brebis, Romanian berbec.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berbeche f (plural berbeches)
Related terms edit
- berbecariu (“shepherd”)
References edit
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “pècora”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes