björk

See also: bjørk, bjǫrk, Björk, and Bjørk

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjœr̥k/
• Rhymes: -œr̥k

Noun

björk f (genitive singular bjarkar, nominative plural bjarkir)

1. birch tree

   Synonyms: birkitré, (usually collective) birki

Declension

Declension of björk (feminine)

	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

See also

• elri
• ölur

Swedish

björkskog [birch forest]

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbjœ̞rk]

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• (nonstandard, nonetheless common) IPA^(key): [ˈbjɵrk]

Noun

björk c

1. birch (tree)
2. birch (wood)

Declension

Declension of björk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	björk	björks
	definite	björken	björkens
plural	indefinite	björkar	björkars
	definite	björkarna	björkarnas

Derived terms

• björkris

See also

• gran (“spruce”)
• näver (“birch bark”)
• tall (“pine”)

References

• björk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• björk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• björk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)