"Birke" meaning in German

See Birke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɪrkə/, [ˈbɪʁ.kə], [ˈbɪɐ̯.kə] Audio: De-Birke.ogg Forms: Birkes [genitive], Birke [genitive], Birkes [plural], Birke [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā. The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|birke}} Middle High German birke, {{inh|de|goh|birka}} Old High German birka, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*birkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, {{cog|nl|berk}} Dutch berk, {{cog|nds|Bark}} Low German Bark, {{cog|en|birch}} English birch, {{cog|sv|björk}} Swedish björk Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m:f,s:-􂀿with an article􂁀,s:-}} Birke m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Birkes or (with an article) Birke, plural Birkes or Birke)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-Birke-de-name-v2O7m9sM Disambiguation of Trees: 51 49 Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪrkə/, [ˈbɪʁ.kə], [ˈbɪɐ̯.kə] Audio: De-Birke.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā. The Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|birke}} Middle High German birke, {{inh|de|goh|birka}} Old High German birka, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*birkijā}} Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, {{cog|nl|berk}} Dutch berk, {{cog|nds|Bark}} Low German Bark, {{cog|en|birch}} English birch, {{cog|sv|björk}} Swedish björk Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Birke f (genitive Birke, plural Birken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Birke [genitive], Birken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Birke [nominative, singular], Birken [definite, nominative, plural], Birke [genitive, singular], Birken [definite, genitive, plural], Birke [dative, singular], Birken [dative, definite, plural], Birke [accusative, singular], Birken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. birch (tree) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-Birke-de-noun-LAOUEC2J Disambiguation of Trees: 51 49 Derived forms: birken, Birkenallee [feminine], Birkenbesen [masculine], Birkenblatt [neuter], Birkenbusch [masculine], Birkenchampagner [masculine], Birkenfeige [feminine], Birkenfeld, Birkengewächs [neuter], Birkengrün [neuter], Birkenhäher [masculine], Birkenhain [masculine], Birkenholz [neuter], Birkenlaub [neuter], Birkenlaubsänger [masculine], Birkenleder [neuter], Birkenmaus [feminine], Birkenmeise [feminine], Birkenmet [masculine], Birkenpech [neuter], Birkenporling [masculine], Birkenreis [neuter], Birkenreisig [neuter], Birkenreizker [masculine], Birkenrinde [feminine], Birkenröhrling [masculine], Birkenrotkappe [feminine], Birkenrute [feminine], Birkensaft [masculine], Birkenscheit [masculine, neuter], Birkenschössling [masculine], Birkenschwamm [masculine], Birkenspanner [masculine], Birkenspinner [masculine], Birkenstamm [masculine], Birkenteer [masculine], Birkenvogel [masculine], Birkenwald [masculine], Birkenwäldchen [neuter], Birkenwanze [feminine], Birkenwasser [neuter], Birkenwein [masculine], Birkenwelle [feminine], Birkenzeisig [masculine], Birkenzweig [masculine], Blaubirke [feminine], Goldbirke [feminine], Hängebirke [feminine], Moorbirke [feminine], Papierbirke [feminine], Rotbirke [feminine], Sandbirke [feminine], Trauerbirke [feminine], Weißbirke [feminine], Zuckerbirke [feminine], Zwergbirke [feminine]

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Birkenbesen"
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          "word": "Birkenholz"
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          "word": "Birkenlaub"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenleder"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenmaus"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenmeise"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenmet"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenpech"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenporling"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenreis"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenreisig"
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenreizker"
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenrinde"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenröhrling"
        },
        {
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenrotkappe"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenrute"
        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkensaft"
        },
        {
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            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Birkenscheit"
        },
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenschössling"
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          "word": "Birkenstamm"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenteer"
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          "word": "Birkenvogel"
        },
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          "word": "Birkenwald"
        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenwäldchen"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenwanze"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenwasser"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenwein"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenwelle"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenzeisig"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Birkenzweig"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Blaubirke"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Goldbirke"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Hängebirke"
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        {
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          "word": "Moorbirke"
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        {
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          "word": "Papierbirke"
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          "word": "Rotbirke"
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          "word": "Sandbirke"
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          "word": "Trauerbirke"
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        {
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Weißbirke"
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          "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɪrkə/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbɪʁ.kə]"
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenmaus"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenmeise"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Birkenmet"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenpech"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenporling"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenreis"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenreisig"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenreizker"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenrinde"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenröhrling"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenrotkappe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenrute"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkensaft"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenscheit"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenschössling"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenschwamm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenspanner"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenspinner"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenstamm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenteer"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenvogel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwald"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwäldchen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwanze"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwasser"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwein"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenwelle"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenzeisig"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Birkenzweig"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Blaubirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Goldbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hängebirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Moorbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Papierbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rotbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sandbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Trauerbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Weißbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zuckerbirke"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zwergbirke"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Low German Bark",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "björk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish björk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "Birken",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "Birke",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Birke",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Birken",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Birke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Birken",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "birch (tree)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "birch",
          "birch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪrkə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪʁ.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪɐ̯.kə]"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/De-Birke.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Birke"
}

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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English birch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "björk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish björk",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, bircha, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.\nThe Old High German variant birihha shows a svarabhakti vowel; if continued it would have led to modern *Birche (compare Kirche). Cognate to Dutch berk, Low German Bark, English birch, Swedish björk.",
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    {
      "form": "Birkes",
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    {
      "form": "Birke",
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname"
      ],
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        [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɪrkə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪʁ.kə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪɐ̯.kə]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Birke.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Birke"
}

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