"berger" meaning in French

See berger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛʁ.ʒe/ Audio: Fr-berger.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-berger.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-berger.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-berger.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: bergers [plural], bergère [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French bergier, from Late Latin vervēcārius, from vervēx + -ārius. Compare Romanian berbecar, Piedmontese bërgé, Sardinian berbecarju, berbecàlgiu, berbegarzu. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|bergier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French bergier, {{inh+|fr|fro|bergier}} Inherited from Old French bergier, {{inh|fr|la-lat|vervēcārius}} Late Latin vervēcārius, {{suffix|la|vervēx|ārius|nocat=1}} vervēx + -ārius, {{cog|ro|berbecar}} Romanian berbecar, {{cog|pms|bërgé}} Piedmontese bërgé, {{cog|sc|berbecarju}} Sardinian berbecarju Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} berger m (plural bergers, feminine bergère)
  1. shepherd Tags: masculine Synonyms: pasteur, pâtre Derived forms: berger allemand, bergerie Related terms: brebis
    Sense id: en-berger-fr-noun-3vNzXXoN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "pasteur"
        },
        {
          "word": "pâtre"
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    },
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