bres

Meaning

Noun

1. (Balearic, Catalan, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia, masculine) cradle
2. (Catalan, Northwestern, masculine) a big cradle-shaped basket

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of bressar

bressar

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive) to cradle
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive) to rock (to move gently back and forth)

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Concepts

cot

cradle

crib

Synonyms

bressol

Translations

culla

berço

cuna

berceau

lit de camp

lettino

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbɾɛs]

Etymology

Cognate with Old Irish: bert

Cognate with French: berceau

In summary

From Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta (compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”)). Cognate with French berceau.