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Bērzi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas,[1] *berźā (with the long ē caused by the level intonation: er̄ > ēːr), from *bʰerHǵós.

Dialectal Latvian bērze is closer to Old Prussian, while dialectal Latvian bērza is closer to Slavic. Cognates include Lithuanian béržas, Old Prussian berse, Proto-Slavic *berza, Old English beorc, Old High German birka, English birch, German Birke, Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá), Latin frāxinus (ash tree) (< *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos). [2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bǣːrs]
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Noun

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bērzs m (1st declension)

  1. birch tree (gen. Betula)
    bērza lapa, malka, tāssbirch leaf, wood, bark
    purva bērzsbog birch
    āra bērzssilver birch, European white birch
    nocirst bērzuto cut down a birch tree
    bērzu sulabirch juice
    bērzu slotabirch broom
    sasiet bērza zarus slotāto tie birch branches into a broom

Declension

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Declension of bērzs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative bērzs bērzi
genitive bērza bērzu
dative bērzam bērziem
accusative bērzu bērzus
instrumental bērzu bērziem
locative bērzā bērzos
vocative bērz bērzi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ beržas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  2. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bērzs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN