berceuse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French berceuse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ˞ˈs(j)uz/
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Noun
berceuse (plural berceuses)
- A lullaby.
- 1980, Burgess, Earthly Powers:
- What was in my mind as I waited for sleep and the engines thundered their ineffectual berceuse was the chapter, a brief one, about the Jews.
Translations
specific type of lullaby
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French berceuse.
Pronunciation
Noun
berceuse f (plural berceuses)
- (relatively formal, also figurative) A lullaby, especially one composed by a composer.
- (formal, dated) rocking chair
- Synonym: schommelstoel
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
berceuse f (plural berceuses)
- cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby.
- a lullaby
- rocking chair
Related terms
Further reading
- “berceuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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