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Latin
Etymology
Originally berbēx + -āria.
Pronunciation
Noun
bercāria f (genitive bercāriae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a sheepcote; a small building for sheltering sheep.
- 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 noun.
Descendants
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