bert
Old Irish
/bʲer͈t/
noun
Definitions
- burden, load, bundle; (figurative) burden, weight of grief, etc.
- clothing, covering, clothes, attire, apparel; accoutrement
- deed, exploit; feat, trick; effort, task; action, behaviour; move, play in a game, game
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *bertā.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*bertā
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bertiāre Latin
- berciolum Latin
- berceau French
- berço Portuguese
- berçário Portuguese
- ainbheart Irish
- beart Irish
- ceannbheart Irish
- cíochbheart Irish
- frithbheart Irish
- berçuel Old French
- bres Catalan, Valencian
- bressar Catalan, Valencian
- bressol Catalan, Valencian
- berce Galician
- ainbheart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- frith-bheart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *bertā Proto-Celtic
- breçar Occitan
- *berta Gaulish