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Birke

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

    The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈbɪrkə/, [ˈbɪʁ.kə], [ˈbɪɐ̯.kə]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

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    Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken)

    1. birch (tree)

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Proper noun

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    Birke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Birkes or (with an article) Birke, plural Birkes or Birke)

    1. a surname

    Further reading

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