bressol
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin berciolum diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).[1]
Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”)). Cognate with French berceau.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bɾəˈsɔl/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /bɾeˈsɔl/
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Noun
bressol m (plural bressols)
- cradle
Related terms
- bres
- bressar
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “ber-o”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 62
Further reading
- “bressol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.