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barca.

ship

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaɾka̝/

  1. ship

    archaic · feminine

  2. barge

    feminine

  3. small boat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Egyptian bꜣjr Demotic Egyptian br Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare)der. Ancient Greek βᾶρῐς (bârĭs)der. Latin bāris Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icusder. Vulgar Latin -ica Vulgar Latin *bārica Late Latin barca Old Galician-Portuguese barca Galician barca Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barca, from Late Latin barca, syncope of Vulgar Latin *bārica, from Latin bāris + Vulgar Latin -ica.

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