biržė

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Proto-Slavic *borzda and Latvian bìrze (“furrow”). Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“top, point”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore a hole”), see the Proto-Slavic form for more.

Noun

bir̃žė f (plural bir̃žės)

  1. (agriculture) sign marking the boundary of a sown land, usually made out of twigs or straws; furrow
    Hypernyms: gairė (“stake”), riboženklis (“boundary marker”)
  2. (agriculture) plot of land to be sown
    • 1903, Morta Avižaitė, Jonas Basanavičius, editor, Iš gyvenimo vėlių bei velnių [From the Life of Souls and Devils]‎, Chicago: Turtu ir Spauda "Lietuvos":
      Kol vargšas vieną vagą aparė, tai tarnas visą biržę išvarė.
      While the poor man ploughed one furrow, the servant dug up the whole plot.
    Hypernym: plótas (“plot”)
  3. (forestry) stretch of forest (designated for clearing, felling etc.)
    Hypernym: plótas (“plot”)
Declension
See also
  • laũkas (“field”)
  • vagà (“furrow; ploughing trench”)

References

Etymology 2

Biržė

Cognate with Latvian birzs (“birch grove”). Related to béržas.

Noun

bìržė f (plural bìržės) stress pattern 2

  1. (forestry) birch grove, birch stand
    Hypernyms: giraĩtė (“grove”), miškẽlis (“small forest”), medýnas (“stand, uniform group of trees”)
    Synonym: beržýnas
Declension

References

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