"brebis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /bʁə.bi/ Audio: Fr-brebis.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-brebis.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-brebis.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-brebis.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Etymology: Inherited from Old French berbis, berbiz, from Vulgar Latin *berbicem, from Late Latin berbēcem, from Latin vervēx (“wether”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|berbis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French berbis, {{inh+|fr|fro|berbis}} Inherited from Old French berbis, {{inh|fr|la-vul|*berbix|*berbicem}} Vulgar Latin *berbicem, {{inh|fr|la-lat|berbēx|berbēcem}} Late Latin berbēcem, {{inh|fr|la|vervēx||wether}} Latin vervēx (“wether”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} brebis f (invariable)
  1. ewe Tags: feminine, invariable
    Sense id: en-brebis-fr-noun-IyDkLhEW
  2. (in the plural, religion) flock Tags: feminine, in-plural, invariable
    Sense id: en-brebis-fr-noun-ih6z0LPV Categories (other): Religion, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female animals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Female animals: 11 89 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brebis galeuse Related terms: berger, mouton, agnelle, ouaille
Categories (other): Sheep Disambiguation of Sheep: 0 0
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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    "French indeclinable nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Late Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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    "French terms inherited from Latin",
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