"bercail" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɛʁ.kaj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bercail.wav Forms: bercails [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French bercal, from Vulgar Latin *berbicale, from *berbīx, from Latin vervex (“wether; castrated ram”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|bercal|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French bercal, {{inh+|fr|fro|bercal}} Inherited from Old French bercal, {{inh|fr|VL.|*berbicale}} Vulgar Latin *berbicale, {{m|la|*berbīx}} *berbīx, {{der|fr|la|vervex||wether; castrated ram}} Latin vervex (“wether; castrated ram”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bercail m (plural bercails)
  1. (dated) fold (enclosure for animals) Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-bercail-fr-noun-s6gXLedr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. (figuratively, informal) house, home Tags: figuratively, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-bercail-fr-noun-5XyCHOg5

Inflected forms

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