Russenorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

  • beresta

Etymology edit

From Russian береста́ (berestá).

Pronunciation edit

Uncertain. Most probably examples:

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

Noun edit

bersta

  1. birchbark

Synonyms edit

  • Næver (with a capital letter)

References edit

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