Faroese

Proper noun

Bjørk f

1. A female given name, meaning birch.

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Bjørk: Bjarkarson
• daughter of Bjørk: Bjarkardóttir

Declension

See also

• Bjørg

Faroese

Noun

bjørk f (genitive singular bjarkar, plural bjarkir)

1. birch

Declension

Related terms

• Bjørk (female given name)
• ask
• ahorn
• eik
• øsp
• eikitræ
• bókartræ
• álmtræ
• roynitræ
• hyllitræ
• frukttræ

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bjerk

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵs. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjøɾk/

Noun

bjørk f, m ‎(definite singular bjørka or bjørken, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)

1. a birch (tree)
2. birch (wood from the birch tree)

Derived terms

References

• “bjørk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

bjørk f ‎(definite singular bjørka, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)

1. a birch (tree)
2. birch (wood from the birch tree)

Derived terms

See Norwegian Bokmål for the time being.

References

• “bjørk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.