bercaria
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /berˈkaː.ri.a/, [bɛrˈkäːriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /berˈka.ri.a/, [berˈkäːriä]
Noun
editbercāria f (genitive bercāriae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a sheepcote; a small building for sheltering sheep.
- a tannery
Usage notes
edit- R. E. Latham's Revised Medieval Latin Word-List translates bercāria as sheepfold (“a pen for enclosing sheep”), C. Dyer's research[1] states that this is incorrect and should be translated as sheepcote (“a small building for sheltering sheep”).
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | bercāria | bercāriae |
Genitive | bercāriae | bercāriārum |
Dative | bercāriae | bercāriīs |
Accusative | bercāriam | bercāriās |
Ablative | bercāriā | bercāriīs |
Vocative | bercāria | bercāriae |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: bercary
References
edit- bercaria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ^ Christopher Dyer, Sheepcotes: Evidence for Medieval Sheepfarming, University of Birmingham