Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A unisex given name.
A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, also used as a formal given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name.
A diminutive of the female given names Bernice or Bernadette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Bernese mountain dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
* (male): From Bernard + -ie. * (female): From Bernadette + -ie or Bernice + -ie.
Etymology tree English Bernese Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English Bernie From Bernese + -ie.
