barge
English
/bɑːdʒ/, /bɑɹdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
- A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
- A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
- One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
- The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
- (US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
- (US) A large omnibus used for excursions.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English barge derived from Old French barge (boat) derived from Latin barca, baris derived from Ancient Greek βάρις (Egyptian boat) derived from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (small boat) derived from Egyptian bꜣjr (transport ship, type of fish).
Origin
Egyptian
bꜣjr
Gloss
transport ship, type of fish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bargee English
- bargeful English
- bargelike English
- bargeman English
- bargemaster English
- barger English
- bargewoman English
- hover English
- hoverbarge English
- master English
- woman English
- *barga Latin
- *barica Latin
- *bārica Latin
- barca Latin
- barica Latin
- baris Latin
- barca Italian
- barque French
- barco Spanish, Castilian
- βάρις Ancient Greek
- βᾶρις Ancient Greek
- barco Portuguese
- barka Polish
- bark Norwegian Nynorsk
- barge Middle English
- báirse Irish
- bárka Czech
- barge Old French
- βάρκα Greek (modern)
- barque Middle French
- barca Old Portuguese
- bꜣjr Egyptian
- bartga Romansh
- barcje Friulian
- barca Old Occitan
- ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ Coptic
- ⲃⲁⲣⲓ Coptic
- barca Old Spanish
- barcarola Venetian
- βάρκα gkm
- buarca Dalmatian
- barka Ladino
- br Demotic
- barca Aragonese