berceau

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) cradle, crib (bed for a baby)
2. (figuratively, masculine) cradle, birthplace, place of origin
3. (masculine) arch, vault

Sinonieme

scie

lieu de naissance

provenance

tonnelle

jeu de ficelle

le berceau du chat

Vertalings

cradle

culla

Wiege

cuna

berço

wieg

beşik

bressol

κούνια

crib

cunae

brèç

bakermat

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɛʁ.so/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Old Irish: bert

Verwante met Katalaans: bressol

Verwante met Portugees: berço

Verwante met Galisies: berce

In summary

From Old French berçuel (diminutive of bers) 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, Portuguese berço and Galician berce.