berceuse
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French berceuse.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɛɹˈsuz/[1]
Noun edit
berceuse (plural berceuses)
- (music) A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time.
- 1980, Burgess, Earthly Powers:
- What was in my mind as I waited for sleep and the engines thundered their ineffectual berceuse was the chapter, a brief one, about the Jews.
Translations edit
specific type of lullaby
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References edit
- ^ “berceuse”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French berceuse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berceuse f (plural berceuses)
- (relatively formal, also figurative) A lullaby, especially one composed by a composer.
- (formal, dated) rocking chair
- Synonym: schommelstoel
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
berceuse f (plural berceuses)
- cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby
- Ellipsis of chanson berceuse: a lullaby
- Ellipsis of chaise berceuse: a rocking chair
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “berceuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French berceuse.
Noun edit
berceuse f (plural berceuse)
Declension edit
Declension of berceuse
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) berceuse | berceusea | (niște) berceuse | berceusele |
genitive/dative | (unei) berceuse | berceusei | (unor) berceuse | berceuselor |
vocative | berceuse, berceuseo | berceuselor |