Berkshire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/, /-ˌʃɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/, /ˈbɑɹk-/, /-ˌʃɪəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ), -ɑː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: Berk‧shire === Proper noun === Berkshire (abbreviation Berks or Brks.) An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire. Numerous places in the United States: A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A town in Tioga County, New York. An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio. A town in Franklin County, Vermont. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Berkshire (plural Berkshires) A breed of pig from Berkshire county. [mid 1700s] (rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Berkshire”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “Berkshire”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “Berkshire”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “Berkshire”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Berkshire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Berkshire, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.