different between lullaby vs barcarole

English

Alternative forms

• lullabye (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English lullen (“to lull”) + bye. First recorded circa 1560. Compare Old English b?, b? (“lullaby!”, interjection).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?l?ba?/

Noun

lullaby (plural lullabies)

1. A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

Synonyms

• berceuse
• cradle song

Related terms

• hushaby
• lull

Translations

Verb

lullaby (third-person singular simple present lullabies, present participle lullabying, simple past and past participle lullabied)

1. (transitive) To sing a lullaby to.

Further reading

• lullaby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French barcarolle, from Venetian barcaro?a (“song sung by a boatman”), from barca (“bark, barge, boat”), ultimately from Egyptian b?jr (“transport ship; type of fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??k????l/, /?b??k?????l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??k???o?l/
• Rhymes: -??l (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: bar?ca?role

Noun

barcarole (plural barcaroles)

1. (music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in ⁶?₈ or ¹²?₈ time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]
2. (music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. [from late 18th c.]

Alternative forms

• barcarolle

Translations

References

• “barcarole”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Further reading

• barcarolle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

barcarole f

1. plural of barcarola