björkna

Swedish

en björkna

Etymology

Probably from the same inherited stem indicating brightness as björk (“birch”).

Noun

björkna c

1. white bream

Declension

Declension of björkna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	björkna	björknas
	definite	björknan	björknans
plural	indefinite	björknor	björknors
	definite	björknorna	björknornas

Synonyms

• bjälk (dialectal, also about carp bream)
• björkfisk (dialectal)

Hyponyms

• panka (“small white bream or small carp bream”)

Further reading

• “björkna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)