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bjørk

See also: björk, bjǫrk, Björk, and Bjørk

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bjørk f (genitive singular bjarkar, plural bjarkir)

  1. birch

Declension edit

Declension of bjørk
f3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjørk bjørkin bjarkir bjarkirnar
accusative bjørk bjørkina bjarkir bjarkirnar
dative bjørk bjørkini bjørkum, bjarkum bjørkunum, bjarkunum
genitive bjarkar bjarkarinnar bjarka bjarkanna

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bjœɾk/, [bjœʷɾ̥k]

Noun edit

bjørk f or m (definite singular bjørka or bjørken, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)

  1. a birch (tree)
  2. birch (wood from the birch tree)

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from the noun bjørk

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *berkō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Akin to English birch.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bjœrk/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): [bjœʂk], [bjœɾ̥k]

Noun edit

bjørk f (definite singular bjørka, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)

  1. a birch tree (a tree of the genus Betula)
  2. birch (wood from the birch tree)

Derived terms edit

Terms derived from the noun bjørk

References edit

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