Birke

See also: birke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs. The Old High German variant birihha would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, German Low German Bark, English birch, and Swedish björk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪʁkə/, [ˈbɪʁkə], [ˈbɪɐ̯kə]
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Noun

Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken)

  1. birch

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