Birk

See also: birk

English

Etymology

From the Anglo-Norman surname, from Old English burh, burg (“fortification, city”).

Proper noun

Birk (plural Birks)

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.

See also

Further reading

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German birke, from Old High German birka, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biʀk/

Noun

Birk f (plural Birke)

  1. (most dialects) birch (tree)

East Central German

Alternative forms

Noun

Birk f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) birch

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23:
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