brzoza

See also: Brzoza

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza,[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, *bʰerHǵeh₂ whence English birch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʐɔ.za/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Syllabification: brzo‧za

Noun

brzoza f (diminutive brzózka)

  1. birch (any plant of the genus Betula)

Declension
Declension of brzoza
singular plural
nominative brzoza brzozy
genitive brzozy brzóz
dative brzozie brzozom
accusative brzozę brzozy
instrumental brzozą brzozami
locative brzozie brzozach
vocative brzozo brzozy

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
  • brzezina
  • brzeziniak
  • brzezinka
  • brzeźniak
  • brzozowiec
  • brzozowik
  • brzozówka
proper nouns

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “brzoza”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading
  • brzoza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brzoza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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