Birke

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German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪrkə/, ,
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Noun

Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken)

  1. birch (tree)

Declension

Declension of Birke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Birke die Birken
genitive einer der Birke der Birken
dative einer der Birke den Birken
accusative eine die Birke die Birken

Derived terms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

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