берёза

See also: береза

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic береза (bereza), from Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós, whence English birch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈrʲɵzə]
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Noun

берёза • (berjóza) f inan (genitive берёзы, nominative plural берёзы, genitive plural берёз, relational adjective берёзовый, diminutive берёзка)

  1. birch (tree or wood)

Declension
Declension of берёза (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative берёза
berjóza		 берёзы
berjózy
genitive берёзы
berjózy		 берёз
berjóz
dative берёзе
berjóze		 берёзам
berjózam
accusative берёзу
berjózu		 берёзы
berjózy
instrumental берёзой, берёзою
berjózoj, berjózoju		 берёзами
berjózami
prepositional берёзе
berjóze		 берёзах
berjózax
Pre-reform declension of берёза (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative берёза
berjóza		 берёзы
berjózy
genitive берёзы
berjózy		 берёзъ
berjóz
dative берёзѣ
berjózě		 берёзамъ
berjózam
accusative берёзу
berjózu		 берёзы
berjózy
instrumental берёзой, берёзою
berjózoj, berjózoju		 берёзами
berjózami
prepositional берёзѣ
berjózě		 берёзахъ
berjózax

Further reading
  • берёза in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
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