berço

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French berceau,[1][2] ultimately from Vulgar Latin berciolum, diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).

Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbeʁ.su/ [ˈbeh.su]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾ.su/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbeʁ.su/ [ˈbeχ.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbeɻ.so/

  • Hyphenation: ber‧ço

Noun

berço m (plural berços)

  1. Cradle, crib.
  2. (historical, weaponry) A type of short cannon
  3. (figuratively) Birthplace.

References
  1. “berço” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “berço” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Further reading

Verb

berço

  1. first-person singular present indicative of berçar
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