berger

berger

See also: Berger

French

Etymology

From Old French bergier, from Vulgar Latin *vervecārius[1] (attested in Medieval Latin as birbicārius and berbicārius), from Latin vervēx. Compare Romanian berbecar, Piedmontese bërgé, Sardinian berbecarju, berbecàlgiu, berbegarzu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.ʒe/

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Noun

berger m (plural bergers, feminine bergère)

1. shepherd

Derived terms

• berger allemand

 

Related terms

• brebis

References

1. *vervecarius (in Franzözisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch

Further reading

• “berger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gerber

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Maltese

Etymology

From English burger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛr.ɡɛr/

Noun

berger m (plural bergers)

1. hamburger

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

berger

1. present of berge