bergère

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bergère.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛrˈʒɛːr/, /ˌbɛrˈʒɛː.rə/
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Hyphenation: ber‧gè‧re

Noun

bergère f (plural bergères)

wing chair
(obsolete) shepherdess

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bergiere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ/
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Noun

bergère f (plural bergères)

female equivalent of berger (“shepherdess”)
wing chair

Descendants

→ Dutch: bergère
→ Polish: berżera
→ Portuguese: bergère

Further reading

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

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