berbecar
Moldavian
noun
Definitions
- (rare) ram herder
Etymology
Affix from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan berbec inherited from Latin *vervēcārius, vervex (castrated ram, wether).
Origin
Latin
vervex
Gloss
castrated ram, wether
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *berbicale Latin
- *vervēcārius Latin
- berbēce, berbēx, berbex Latin
- bercaria Latin
- vervex Latin
- berger French
- bergerie French
- *wr̥h₁ḗn Proto-Indo-European
- bergier Old French
- berbec Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- béc-giê Vietnamese
- birbec Aromanian
- birbicar Aromanian
- bèwjé Antillean Creole