bersta

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• beresta

Etymology

From Russian береста́ (berestá).

Pronunciation

Uncertain. Most probably examples:

• IPA^(key): /bʲɪrʲˈstaː/ (Russian accent)
• IPA^(key): /bærˈstɑː/, /ˈbæʂta/ (Norwegian accent)

Noun

bersta

1. birchbark

Synonyms

• Næver (with a capital letter)

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 139