björk

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See also: bjørk, bjǫrk, Björk, and Bjørk

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Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.

Pronunciation

Noun

björk f (genitive singular bjarkar, nominative plural bjarkir)

  1. a birch tree

Declension

    Declension of björk
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative björk björkin bjarkir bjarkirnar
accusative björk björkina bjarkir bjarkirnar
dative björk björkinni björkum björkunum
genitive bjarkar bjarkarinnar bjarka bjarkanna

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Swedish

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björkskog

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.

Pronunciation

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Noun

björk c

  1. birch (tree)
  2. birch (wood)

Declension

Declension of björk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative björk björken björkar björkarna
Genitive björks björkens björkars björkarnas

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References

  1. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎, number 3