Birk

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English

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Etymology

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From the Anglo-Norman surname, from Old English burh, burg (fortification, city).

Proper noun

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Birk (plural Birks)

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name

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Further reading

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Birk f (plural Birke)

  1. (most dialects) birch (tree)

East Central German

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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Birk f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) birch

Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23: