Birke

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪrkə/, [ˈbɪʁ.kə], [ˈbɪɐ̯.kə]
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Noun

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Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken)

  1. birch (tree)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Birke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Birkes or (with an article) Birke, plural Birkes or Birke)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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