brzoza

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See also: Brzoza, brzozą, Brzozą, and brzôza

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /br̝ɔza/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /br̝ɔza/

Noun

brzoza f

  1. birch (any tree of the genus Betula)

References

  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “brzoza”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

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brzoza sense 1
brzoza sense 2

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brzoza.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʐɔza/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Syllabification: brzo‧za
  • Homophone: Brzoza

Noun

brzoza f (diminutive brzózka, related adjective brzozowy)

  1. birch, birch tree (any tree of the genus Betula)
    Synonym: brzezina
  2. birch, birchwood (wood of the birch)
    Synonym: brzezina

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “brzoza”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • brzoza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brzoza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • brzoza in PWN's encyclopedia