bercaria

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally berbēx +‎ -āria.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bercāria f (genitive bercāriae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) a sheepcote; a small building for sheltering sheep.
  2. a tannery

Usage notes[edit]

  • R. E. Latham's Revised Medieval Latin Word-List translates bercāria as sheepfold (a pen for enclosing sheep), C. Dyer's research[1] states that this is incorrect and should be translated as sheepcote (a small building for sheltering sheep).

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bercāria bercāriae
Genitive bercāriae bercāriārum
Dative bercāriae bercāriīs
Accusative bercāriam bercāriās
Ablative bercāriā bercāriīs
Vocative bercāria bercāriae

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: bercary

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christopher Dyer, Sheepcotes: Evidence for Medieval Sheepfarming, University of Birmingham