"bjørk" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See bjørk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bjœɾk/, [bjœʷɾ̥k] Forms: bjørka [definite, singular], bjørken [definite, singular], bjørker [indefinite, plural], bjørkene [definite, plural], bjerk [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|bjǫrk}} Old Norse bjǫrk, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*birkijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*bʰerHǵós}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, {{cog|da|birk}} Danish birk, {{cog|sv|björk}} Swedish björk, {{cog|de|Birke}} German Birke, {{cog|nl|berk}} Dutch berk, {{cog|en|birch}} English birch, {{cog|lt|beržas}} Lithuanian beržas Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} bjørk f or m (definite singular bjørka or bjørken, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)
  1. a birch (tree) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bjørk-nb-noun-mYbaN825 Categories (other): Trees Disambiguation of Trees: 45 55
  2. birch (wood from the birch tree) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bjørk-nb-noun-RfnKHNaX Categories (other): Trees Disambiguation of Trees: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bjørkeallé, bjørkebark, bjørkebelte, bjørkeblad, bjørkefamilie, bjørkefink, bjørkegrein, bjørkegren, bjørkekvist, bjørkelauv, bjørkelegg, bjørkeli, bjørkeløv, bjørkenever, bjørkeris, bjørkerust, bjørkeskog, bjørkestamme, bjørkestrange, bjørketre, bjørkeved, dvergbjørk, fjellbjørk, flammebjørk, hengebjørk, kronglebjørk, lavlandsbjørk, rikkebjørk, tunbjørk, tunderbjørk, valbjørk

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeallé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkebark"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkebelte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeblad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkefamilie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkefink"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkegrein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkegren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkekvist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkelauv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkelegg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeløv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkenever"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkerust"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeskog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkestamme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkestrange"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørketre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bjørkeved"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fjellbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "flammebjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hengebjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kronglebjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lavlandsbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rikkebjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tunbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tunderbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valbjørk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bjǫrk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjǫrk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*birkijǭ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerHǵós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "birk"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish birk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "björk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish björk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Birke"
      },
      "expansion": "German Birke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "berk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch berk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "birch"
      },
      "expansion": "English birch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "beržas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian beržas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bjørka",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørker",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørkene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjerk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bjørk f or m (definite singular bjørka or bjørken, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Trees",
          "orig": "nb:Trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a birch (tree)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bjørk-nb-noun-mYbaN825",
      "links": [
        [
          "birch",
          "birch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nb",
          "name": "Trees",
          "orig": "nb:Trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "birch (wood from the birch tree)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bjørk-nb-noun-RfnKHNaX",
      "links": [
        [
          "birch",
          "birch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bjœɾk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bjœʷɾ̥k]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "no:Bjørkeslekten"
  ],
  "word": "bjørk"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Trees",
    "nn:Trees"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bjørkeallé"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkebark"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkebelte"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeblad"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkefamilie"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkefink"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkegrein"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkegren"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkekvist"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkelauv"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkelegg"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeli"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeløv"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkenever"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeris"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkerust"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeskog"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkestamme"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkestrange"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørketre"
    },
    {
      "word": "bjørkeved"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvergbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjellbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "flammebjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "hengebjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kronglebjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "lavlandsbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "rikkebjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "tunbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "tunderbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "valbjørk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bjǫrk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjǫrk",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*birkijǭ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerHǵós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "birk"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish birk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "björk"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish björk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Birke"
      },
      "expansion": "German Birke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "berk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch berk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "birch"
      },
      "expansion": "English birch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "beržas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian beržas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós. Cognates include Danish birk, Swedish björk, German Birke, Dutch berk, English birch, and Lithuanian beržas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bjørka",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørker",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjørkene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjerk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bjørk f or m (definite singular bjørka or bjørken, indefinite plural bjørker, definite plural bjørkene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a birch (tree)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "birch",
          "birch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "birch (wood from the birch tree)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "birch",
          "birch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bjœɾk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bjœʷɾ̥k]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "no:Bjørkeslekten"
  ],
  "word": "bjørk"
}

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