björk

See also: bjørk, bjǫrk, Björk, and Bjørk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjœr̥k/

  Rhymes: -œr̥k

Noun

björk f (genitive singular bjarkar, nominative plural bjarkir)

1. 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

Synonyms

• (birch): birkitré, birki (usually collective)

See also

• elri
• ölur

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Sweden):

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Noun

björk c

1. birch tree

Declension

Declension of björk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	björk	björken	björkar	björkarna
Genitive	björks	björkens	björkars	björkarnas