vergier
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *virdiariu, syncopated form of Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium, from viridis (“green”).
Noun
vergier m (oblique plural vergiers, nominative singular vergiers, nominative plural vergier)
- orchard, or other place where fruit is grown
Related terms
- vert
Descendants
- Italian: verziere (borrowing)
- Middle French: vergier
- French: verger
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *virdiariu, syncopated form of Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium, from viridis (“green”). Compare Old French vergier.
Noun
vergier m (oblique plural vergiers, nominative singular vergiers, nominative plural vergier)
- orchard, or other place where fruit is grown
Descendants
- Catalan: verger
- Occitan: vergièr
- Old Portuguese: vergeu, vergel (borrowing)
- Portuguese: vergel
- Spanish: vergel (borrowing)