beržas

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See also: berzas, bērzās, and bērzas

Lithuanian

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 beržas on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Beržai

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *berza, Latvian bȩ̃rzs, bẽrze, Old Prussian berse, English birch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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béržas m (plural beržaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. 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

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Derived terms

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