berne

See also: Berne, berné, and berně

French

Etymology

From Spanish bernia, possibly as a shortening from Latin Hibernia (“Ireland”) where this fabric was made.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁn/

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Noun

berne f (plural bernes)

1. (obsolete) a piece of fabric, particularly wool
2. (obsolete) hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the air on a blanket
3. (by extension) such a blanket itself

Derived terms

• en berne

Verb

berne

1. inflection of berner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “berne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Verb

berne

1. compound of the infinitive bere with ne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

berne

1. alternative form of barn (“child”)

Etymology 2

Noun

berne

1. alternative form of bern (“barn”)

Etymology 3

Noun

berne

1. alternative form of bern (“man, warrior”)

Etymology 4

Verb

berne

1. (Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Ireland, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire) alternative form of brennen

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Usually explained as a corruption of verme (“worm”), but it could instead be from a Paraguayan Guarani word.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʁ.ni/ [ˈbɛɦ.ni]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʁ.ni/ [ˈbɛɦ.ni]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾ.ni/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛʁ.ni/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɻ.ni/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɾ.nɨ/

Noun

berne m (plural bernes)

1. bot (larva of a bot fly)

Further reading

• “berne”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “berne”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026