björk
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.
Pronunciation
Noun
björk f (genitive singular bjarkar, nominative plural bjarkir)
- 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
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós.
Pronunciation
Noun
björk c
Declension
| Declension of björk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | björk | björken | björkar | björkarna |
| Genitive | björks | björkens | björkars | björkarnas |
References
- ^ 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
Further reading
- björk in Svensk ordbok.