birk

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)k/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɝk/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Homophones: berk, Bourke, burk, Burke, burke === Etymology 1 === From Northern Middle English birk, birke, byrke (“birch”), (southern Middle English birche). More at birch. (tree): Cognate with Scots birk. ==== Noun ==== birk (plural birks) (Northern England) A birch tree. A Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus, syn. Leuciscus phoxinus). === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== birk (plural birks) (British, slang) Alternative spelling of berk. === References === “birk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse bjǫrk. === Noun === birk c (singular definite birken, plural indefinite birke) (botany) birch === References === “birk” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle English == === Noun === birk alternative form of birche == Scots == === Alternative forms === byrk, birke, byrke === Etymology === Inherited from Northern Middle English birke, from Old English birce or bierċe. Cognate with Middle English birch and Northern Middle English birk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛrk/, /ˈbʌrk/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbɪrk/ === Noun === birk (plural birks) A birch tree. ==== Derived terms ==== birken birkenshaw