berkja

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr̥ca]

Noun

berkja f (genitive singular berkju, nominative plural berkjur)

1. bronchus

Declension

Declension of berkja (feminine)

	singular	plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	berkja	berkjan	berkjur	berkjurnar
accusative	berkju	berkjuna	berkjur	berkjurnar
dative	berkju	berkjunni	berkjum	berkjunum
genitive	berkju	berkjunnar	berkja, berkna	berkjanna, berknanna

Further reading

• “berkja” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse birkja. Equivalent to bork (“bark”) +‎ -ja (“verb suffix”).

Alternative forms

• berkje
• berka, berke

Verb

berkja (present tense berkjer, past tense berkte, past participle berkt, passive infinitive berkjast, present participle berkjande, imperative berk)

1. to strip off the bark from a tree

   Synonym: barka

References

• “berkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.