bergère

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bergère.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrˈʒɛːr/, /ˌbɛrˈʒɛː.rə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ber‧gè‧re

Noun

bergère f (plural bergères)

  1. wing chair
  2. (obsolete) shepherdess

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bergiere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

bergère f (plural bergères)

  1. female equivalent of berger (“shepherdess”)
  2. wing chair

Descendants

  • → Dutch: bergère
  • → Polish: berżera
  • → Portuguese: bergère

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