beret

See also: béret

English
Austrian army beret

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French béret, from Occitan (Gascon) berret (“cap”), from Old Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus (“large hooded cloak”), from Gaulish birrus (“short cloak”), from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”) (compare Welsh byr, Middle Irish berr). Compare biretta.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹeɪ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈɹeɪ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹeɪ, -eɪ

Noun

beret (plural berets)

  1. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.
    Hyponym: caubeen

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French béret, from Occitan berret (“cap”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.rɛt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɛt
  • Syllabification: be‧ret

Noun

beret m inan (diminutive berecik)

  1. beret (headwear)

Declension
Declension of beret
singular plural
nominative beret berety
genitive beretu beretów
dative beretowi beretom
accusative beret berety
instrumental beretem beretami
locative berecie beretach
vocative berecie berety

Derived terms
noun
verbs

Further reading
  • beret in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • beret in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Noun

beret n (plural berete)

  1. Alternative form of beretă

Declension
Declension of beret
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) beret beretul (niște) berete beretele
genitive/dative (unui) beret beretului (unor) berete beretelor
vocative beretule beretelor
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