bercaria

Latin

Etymology

Originally berbēx +‎ -āria.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /berˈkaː.ri.a/, [bɛrˈkaː.ri.a]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /berˈka.ri.a/, [berˈkaː.ri.a]

Noun

bercāria f (genitive bercāriae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) a sheepcote; a small building for sheltering sheep.
  2. a tannery

Usage notes

  • R. E. Latham's Revised Medieval Latin Word-List translates bercāria as sheepfold (“a pen for enclosing sheep”), C. Dyer's research[1] states that this is incorrect and should be translated as sheepcote (“a small building for sheltering sheep”).

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative bercāria bercāriae
genitive bercāriae bercāriārum
dative bercāriae bercāriīs
accusative bercāriam bercāriās
ablative bercāriā bercāriīs
vocative bercāria bercāriae

Alternative forms

  • barcaria
  • berca
  • bercheria
  • berkeria
  • berqueria
  • barcō
  • barcarius
  • bercārius
  • brebicarius

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Christopher Dyer, Sheepcotes: Evidence for Medieval Sheepfarming, University of Birmingham
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