bernache
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French (Norman-Picard) bernaque, bernicle (1270), from Gaulish *bernacula "barnacle" (cf. Irish bairneach,[1] Breton and Welsh brennig), from *barenos "rock" (cf. Irish barenn). The sense evolution is due to the popular belief that barnacle geese, a type of brant, were born out of barnacles (the sea creature).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bernache f (plural bernaches)
- brant, barnacle goose; any goose of the genus Branta
- grape juice at the beginning of its fermentation process
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bernache f (plural bernaches)
References[edit]
- ^ Pierre Gastal, Nos racines celtiques, Désiris 2013, p. 125.