birbicar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • birbicaru, bãrbetsar

Etymology

Either from birbec +‎ -ar or from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin vervēcārius, from Latin vervēx. (Also attested as Medieval Latin birbicārius or berbicarius). Compare French berger, Sardinian berbecarju, berbecàlgiu, berbegarzu, Romanian berbecar.

Noun

birbicar m (plural birbicari)

  1. ram herder
    picurar tsi pashti birbetslji ― shepherd that grazes rams

See also

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