"Berkshire" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbɑːkʃə/ [UK], /bɚkʃɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-Berkshire.ogg [UK]
Etymology: From Middle English Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” + Old English scir (“shire, county”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Berchesire}} Middle English Berchesire, {{m|enm|Barrokshyre}} Barrokshyre, {{m|enm|Berrucsire}} Berrucsire, {{inh|en|ang|Bearrocscire}} Old English Bearrocscire, {{m|ang|Berrocscire}} Berrocscire, {{m|ang|Bearrucscire}} Bearrucscire, {{m|ang|Bearroc}} Bearroc, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro||*barrọg}} Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, {{m-g|hilly}} “hilly”, {{m+|ang|scir|t=shire, county}} Old English scir (“shire, county”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Berkshire
  1. An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire. Categories (place): Berkshire, England, Counties of England, Places in England Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-name-bGGQOCaX Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11
  2. A place in the United States:
    A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    Categories (place): Places in Connecticut, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Connecticut, USA, Villages in the United States Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-name-8bLNdik8 Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11
  3. A place in the United States:
    A town in Tioga County, New York.
    Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-name-hY2DRDyy Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11
  4. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
    Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Townships, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-name-iCwAPUXe Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11
  5. A place in the United States:
    A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
    Categories (place): Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Vermont, USA, Towns in the United States Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-name-GhSIrQBA Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Berks, Brks. Derived forms: Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire County [US], West Berkshire Translations (inland county in England): Berkshire [masculine] (Czech), Μπέρκσαϊρ (Bérksaïr) [neuter] (Greek), બાર્ક્ષિર (bārkṣir) (Gujarati), बार्क्षिर (bārkṣir) (Hindi), ಬಾರ್ಕ್ಷಿರ್ (bārkṣir) (Kannada), Berkshire (Polish), Беркшир (Berkšir) [masculine] (Russian), Berkshire (Scots), Berkshire [masculine] (Spanish), బార్క్షిర్ (bārkṣir) (Telugu), Беркшир (Berkšyr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'inland county in England': 16 18 23 19 24

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɑːkʃə/ [UK], /bɚkʃɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-Berkshire.ogg [UK] Forms: Berkshires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” + Old English scir (“shire, county”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Berchesire}} Middle English Berchesire, {{m|enm|Barrokshyre}} Barrokshyre, {{m|enm|Berrucsire}} Berrucsire, {{inh|en|ang|Bearrocscire}} Old English Bearrocscire, {{m|ang|Berrocscire}} Berrocscire, {{m|ang|Bearrucscire}} Bearrucscire, {{m|ang|Bearroc}} Bearroc, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro||*barrọg}} Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, {{m-g|hilly}} “hilly”, {{m+|ang|scir|t=shire, county}} Old English scir (“shire, county”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Berkshire (plural Berkshires)
  1. A breed of pig from Berkshire county. Translations (Berkshire pig): berkszyr [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-noun-I6TeVSkw Disambiguation of 'Berkshire pig': 100 0
  2. (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Berkshire-en-noun-wjvMAwUa Disambiguation of Pigs: 14 18 18 18 18 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 15 15 15 1 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 17 17 17 17 2 11 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "Berrucsire"
      },
      "expansion": "Berrucsire",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Bearrocscire"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Berrocscire"
      },
      "expansion": "Berrocscire",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Bearrucscire"
      },
      "expansion": "Bearrucscire",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "Bearroc"
      },
      "expansion": "Bearroc",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*barrọg"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *barrọg",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hilly"
      },
      "expansion": "“hilly”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "scir",
        "t": "shire, county"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English scir (“shire, county”)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” + Old English scir (“shire, county”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Berkshires",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Berkshire (plural Berkshires)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A breed of pig from Berkshire county."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breed",
          "breed"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Rail transportation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.",
          "text": "Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
        ],
        [
          "steam locomotive",
          "steam locomotive"
        ],
        [
          "2-8-4",
          "2-8-4"
        ],
        [
          "wheel",
          "wheel"
        ],
        [
          "arrangement",
          "arrangement"
        ],
        [
          "2-8-4",
          "w:2-8-4"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑːkʃə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɚkʃɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-Berkshire.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/77/En-Berkshire.ogg/En-Berkshire.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/En-Berkshire.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Berkshire pig",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "berkszyr"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Berkshire",
    "Berkshire (disambiguation)#Other places",
    "Berkshire pig"
  ],
  "word": "Berkshire"
}

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