Burke

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See also: burke, burkę, and bürke

English

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Etymology

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Burke (countable and uncountable, plural Burkes)

  1. A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho.
    2. A town and village therein, in Franklin County, New York.
    3. A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.
    4. A minor city in Angelina County, Texas.
    5. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named after Edmund Burke.
    6. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    7. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
    8. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin, named after Edmund Burke.
  3. The Shire of Burke, a local government area in north-west Queensland, Australia, named after Robert O'Hara Burke.

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German

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bur‧ke

Etymology 1

From Baltic German, from Swedish burk.

Noun

Burke f (genitive Burke, plural Burken)

  1. a glass container
    Synonym: Glasgefäß
    • 1869, J. F. Martenson, Archiv der Pharmacie, volume 19, page 206:
      Eine gläserne, grüne Burke von etwa 25 Pfd. Inhalt — Fig. 1
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    • 1901, E. F. W. Pflüger, Archiv für die gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Thiere, volume 87, page 181:
      Man nimmt eine bestimmte Menge der Fermentlösung und ein bestimmtes Milchvolumen, füllt mit diesem Gemische ein gewöhnliches Reagenzglas, in welches ein Thermometer gestellt wird, und legt das Glas bei gewisser Temperatur in eine Burke mit Wasser.
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    • 1909, Centralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde und Infektionskrankheiten, page 686:
      Trockene Aetzalkalien hebt man auf in einer Burke mit mit Vaseline eingeschmiertem [...]
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Declension
Declension of Burke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Burke die Burken
genitive einer der Burke der Burken
dative einer der Burke den Burken
accusative eine die Burke die Burken

Etymology 2

From the same Urdu source as Burka.

Noun

Burke f (genitive Burke, plural Burken)

  1. a burka, a coat or veil worn by peoples in the Caucasus region
    • 1905 July 13, Globus: Illustrierte Zeitschrift für Länder- und Völkerkunde, volume 88, number 2, page 25:
      Von anderen Gebräuchen sei noch angeführt, daß die Osseten oftmals dem Verstorbenen ein Pferd, eine Burke (Filzrotunde) und andere Reiterutensilien weihen und das Pferd dreimal um das Grab herumführen.
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