"bērzs" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [bǣːrs] Audio: lv-riga-bērzs.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā (with the long ē caused by the level intonation: er̄ > ēːr), from *bʰerHǵós. Dialectal Latvian bērze is closer to Old Prussian, while dialectal Latvian bērza is closer to Slavic. Cognates include Lithuanian béržas, Old Prussian berse, Proto-Slavic *berza, Old English beorc, Old High German birka, English birch, German Birke, Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá), Latin frāxinus (“ash tree”) (< *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos). Etymology templates: {{cog|ine-bsl-pro|*berźas}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*berźā}} *berźā, {{m|ine-pro|*bʰerHǵós}} *bʰerHǵós, {{cog|lv|bērze}} Latvian bērze, {{cog|prg|-}} Old Prussian, {{cog|lv|bērza}} Latvian bērza, {{cog|lt|béržas}} Lithuanian béržas, {{cog|prg|berse}} Old Prussian berse, {{cog|sla-pro|*berza}} Proto-Slavic *berza, {{cog|ang|beorc}} Old English beorc, {{cog|goh|birka}} Old High German birka, {{cog|en|birch}} English birch, {{cog|de|Birke}} German Birke, {{cog|sa|भूर्ज|tr=bhūrjá}} Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá), {{cog|la|frāxinus||ash tree}} Latin frāxinus (“ash tree”), {{m|ine-pro||*bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos}} *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} bērzs m, {{lv-noun|m|1st}} bērzs m (1st declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|bērz|s|1st|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-1|bērz|s|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|bērzs|bērzi|bērzu|bērzus|bērza|bērzu|bērzam|bērziem|bērzu|bērziem|bērzā|bērzos|bērz|bērzi|type=1st declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-1 [table-tags], bērzs [nominative, singular], bērzi [nominative, plural], bērzu [accusative, singular], bērzus [accusative, plural], bērza [genitive, singular], bērzu [genitive, plural], bērzam [dative, singular], bērziem [dative, plural], bērzu [instrumental, singular], bērziem [instrumental, plural], bērzā [locative, singular], bērzos [locative, plural], bērz [singular, vocative], bērzi [plural, vocative]
  1. birch tree (gen. Betula) Wikipedia link: lv:bērzi Tags: declension-1, masculine Categories (lifeform): Birch family plants, Trees Synonyms: bērza, bērze [dialectal] Related terms: tāss

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          "name": "Birch family plants",
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          "text": "bērza lapa, malka, tāss",
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          "english": "bog birch",
          "text": "purva bērzs",
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          "english": "silver birch, European white birch",
          "text": "āra bērzs",
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        },
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          "english": "to cut down a birch tree",
          "text": "nocirst bērzu",
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        {
          "english": "birch juice",
          "text": "bērzu sula",
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        },
        {
          "english": "birch broom",
          "text": "bērzu slota",
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        {
          "english": "to tie birch branches into a broom",
          "text": "sasiet bērza zarus slotā",
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          "birch"
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          "tree"
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          "Betula#Translingual"
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  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tāss"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
        "Latvian first declension nouns",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian masculine nouns",
        "Latvian nouns",
        "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latvian terms with audio links",
        "Latvian terms with usage examples",
        "Latvian words with level intonation",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "lv:Birch family plants",
        "lv:Trees"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "birch leaf, wood, bark",
          "text": "bērza lapa, malka, tāss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "bog birch",
          "text": "purva bērzs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "silver birch, European white birch",
          "text": "āra bērzs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to cut down a birch tree",
          "text": "nocirst bērzu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "birch juice",
          "text": "bērzu sula",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "birch broom",
          "text": "bērzu slota",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to tie birch branches into a broom",
          "text": "sasiet bērza zarus slotā",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "birch tree (gen. Betula)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "birch",
          "birch"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ],
        [
          "Betula",
          "Betula#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lv:bērzi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bǣːrs]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-bērzs.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/Lv-riga-b%C4%93rzs.ogg/Lv-riga-b%C4%93rzs.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Lv-riga-b%C4%93rzs.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bērza"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "bērze"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bērzs"
}

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