bergère

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bergère.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɛrˈʒɛːr/, /ˌbɛrˈʒɛː.rə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ber‧gè‧re

Noun[edit]

bergère f (plural bergères)

  1. wing chair
  2. (obsolete) shepherdess

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French bergiere.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bergère f (plural bergères)

  1. female equivalent of berger (shepherdess)
  2. wing chair

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: bergère
  • Polish: berżera
  • Portuguese: bergère

Further reading[edit]