barge
Middle English
/ˈbardʒ(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A medium ship or boat, especially one protecting a larger ship.
- A barge, especially one used for official or ceremonial purposes.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French barge (boat) derived from Latin barca derived from Ancient Greek βάρις (Egyptian boat) derived from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (small boat) derived from Egyptian bꜣjr (transport ship, type of fish).
Origin
Egyptian
bꜣjr
Gloss
transport ship, type of fish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barge English
- bargee English
- bargeful English
- bargelike English
- bargeman English
- bargemaster English
- barger English
- bargewoman English
- hoverbarge English
- *barga Latin
- *barica Latin
- *bārica Latin
- barca Latin
- barica Latin
- baris Latin
- barca Italian
- barque French
- barco Spanish, Castilian
- βάρις Ancient Greek
- βᾶρις Ancient Greek
- barco Portuguese
- barka Polish
- bark Norwegian Nynorsk
- báirse Irish
- bárka Czech
- barge Old French
- βάρκα Greek (modern)
- barque Middle French
- barca Old Portuguese
- bꜣjr Egyptian
- bartga Romansh
- barcje Friulian
- barca Old Occitan
- ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ Coptic
- ⲃⲁⲣⲓ Coptic
- barca Old Spanish
- barcarola Venetian
- βάρκα gkm
- buarca Dalmatian
- barka Ladino
- br Demotic
- barca Aragonese