"bercer" meaning in French

See bercer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bɛʁ.se/ Audio: Fr-bercer.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bercer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-bercer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-bercer.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-bercer.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French bercier (“to rock”), from Vulgar Latin *bertiāre, via Gaulish from Proto-Celtic *berta- (“to shake”), related to *bereti (“to carry”). See berceau (“cradle”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French [Term?], {{inh+|fr|frm}} Inherited from Middle French [Term?], {{inh|fr|fro|bercier||to rock}} Old French bercier (“to rock”), {{inh|fr|la-vul|*bertiāre}} Vulgar Latin *bertiāre, {{der|fr|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*berta-||to shake}} Proto-Celtic *berta- (“to shake”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} bercer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bercer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], berçant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], bercé [participle, past], berce [first-person, indicative, present, singular], berces [indicative, present, second-person, singular], berce [indicative, present, singular, third-person], berçons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], bercez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], bercent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], berçais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], berçais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], berçait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], bercions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], berciez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], berçaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], berçai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], berças [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], berça [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], berçâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], berçâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], bercèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], bercerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], berceras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], bercera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], bercerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], bercerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], berceront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], bercerais [conditional, first-person, singular], bercerais [conditional, second-person, singular], bercerait [conditional, singular, third-person], bercerions [conditional, first-person, plural], berceriez [conditional, plural, second-person], berceraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], berce [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], berces [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], berce [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], bercions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], berciez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], bercent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], berçasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], berçasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], berçât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], berçassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], berçassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], berçassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], berce [imperative, second-person, singular], berçons [first-person, imperative, plural], bercez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to cradle; to rock Derived forms: avoir été bercé trop près du mur, berceuse Related terms: berceau
    Sense id: en-bercer-fr-verb-FRAYH-oc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -cer, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "bersar"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "berçait",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "bercions",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "berciez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "berçaient",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "past",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "berçâmes",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerai",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berceras",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercera",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bercerons",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "berceront",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerais",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerais",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerait",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercerions",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berceriez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berceraient",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "berce",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁs/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berces",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁs/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berce",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁs/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercions",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berciez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercent",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁs/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçasse",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçasses",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçât",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçassions",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçassiez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sa.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçassent",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berce",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁs/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berçons",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.sɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bercez",
      "ipa": "/bɛʁ.se/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "expansion": "bercer",
      "name": "fr-verb"
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "avoir été bercé trop près du mur"
        },
        {
          "word": "berceuse"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              123,
              129
            ]
          ],
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            [
              117,
              123
            ]
          ],
          "english": "On one star, one planet, my planet, the Earth, there was a little prince to be comforted. I took him in my arms, and rocked him.",
          "ref": "1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, chapter VII, in Le petit prince [The Little Prince], New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 31:",
          "text": "Il y avait, sur une étoile, une planète, la mienne, la Terre, un petit prince à consoler ! Je le pris dans les bras. Je le berçai.",
          "translation": "On one star, one planet, my planet, the Earth, there was a little prince to be comforted. I took him in my arms, and rocked him.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cradle; to rock"
      ],
      "id": "en-bercer-fr-verb-FRAYH-oc",
      "links": [
        [
          "cradle",
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}

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