berceuse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French berceuse.

Pronunciation

Noun

berceuse (plural berceuses)

  1. (music) A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time.
    • 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

References
  1. “berceuse”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French berceuse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛrˈsøː.zə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ceu‧se
  • Rhymes: -øːzə

Noun

berceuse f (plural berceuses)

  1. (relatively formal, also figurative) A lullaby, especially one composed by a composer.
    Synonyms: slaaplied, wiegelied
  2. (formal, dated) rocking chair
    Synonym: schommelstoel

French

Etymology

From bercer +‎ -euse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.søz/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

berceuse f (plural berceuses)

  1. cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby
  2. Ellipsis of chanson berceuse: a lullaby
  3. Ellipsis of chaise berceuse: a rocking chair

Descendants
  • → Dutch: berceuse
  • → English: berceuse

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French berceuse.

Noun

berceuse f (plural berceuse)

  1. berceuse

Declension
Declension of berceuse
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) berceuse berceusea (niște) berceuse berceusele
genitive/dative (unei) berceuse berceusei (unor) berceuse berceuselor
vocative berceuse, berceuseo berceuselor
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