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bjørk

See also: björk, bjǫrk, Björk, and Bjørk

Faroese

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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bjørk f (genitive singular bjarkar, plural bjarkir)

  1. birch

Declension

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bjœɾk/, [bjœʷɾ̥k]

Noun

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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

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Terms derived from the noun bjørk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Terms derived from the noun bjørk

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