Etymology

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From bersar (to rock (a child)) +‎ -ilo (instrument).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bersilo (plural bersili)

  1. cradle
    • 1913, Progreso, volume 5, page 673:
      Nultempe bersilo pozesis sur ta sulo.
      Never was a cradle placed on that ground.
    • 1918, Mondo, Volumes 7-10, page 86:
      Ol venenizas la vivo di la homi de la bersilo til la tombo.
      It poisons the life of the humans from the cradle to the grave.