cooperage

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English coop

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English cooper

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin -āticum

Old French -agebor.

Middle English -age

English -age

English cooperage

From cooper + -age.

Noun

cooperage (countable and uncountable, plural cooperages)

1. (uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).

   Synonym: coopering

2. (uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.
3. (countable) A cooper's workshop.

Translations

the trade of a cooper

• Czech: bednářství n
• Polish: bednarstwo (pl) n, bednarka (pl) f (colloquial)
• Portuguese: tanoa (pt) f

a cooper's workshop

• Polish: bednarnia (pl) f