berla

See also: berła

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• brla (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ferla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bɛrlʲa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bɛrlʲa/

Noun

berla f

1. crosier; herdman's stick
2. cane (walking stick; support rod)
3. rod; stick
4. crutch; decorative bishop's staff, especially as a symbol
5. symbol of high power, dignity, or office; royal scepter
6. crutch (support stick for the sick and lame)

Declension

Declension of berla (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	berla	berle	berly
genitive	berly	berlú	berel
dative	berle	berlama	berlám
accusative	berlu	berle	berly
vocative	berlo	berle	berly
locative	berle	berlú	berlách
instrumental	berlú	berlama	berlami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• → Old Polish: berła, perła, piorło
  • Polish: berło, barło, berła (Middle Polish)
    • → Kashubian: berło
  • Silesian: berło

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “berla”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Italian

Verb

berla

1. compound of the infinitive bere with la