beržas
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *berza, Latvian bȩ̃rzs, bẽrze, Old Prussian berse, English birch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
béržas m (plural beržaĩ) stress pattern 3
- birch
- 1911, Zigmas Gaidamavičius-Gėlė, Beržai:
- Balti, niūrūs beržai stovi, gaudžia liūdnai; Juos bučiuoja žiema, juos žavėja sapnai
- The white, gloomy birch trees stand, howling sadly; Kissed by winter, enchanted by dreams
Declension[edit]
Declension of béržas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | béržas | beržaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | béržo | beržų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | béržui | beržáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | béržą | béržus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | béržu | beržaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | beržè | beržuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | bérže | beržaĩ |
Derived terms[edit]
- beržynas (“birch forest”)
Categories:
- Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Lithuanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Lithuanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian nouns
- Lithuanian masculine nouns
- Lithuanian terms with quotations
- lt:Fagales order plants
- lt:Trees