birch

名词 n. 动词 v.
/bɜːtʃ/    /bɝt͡ʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. countable,uncountable
  2. A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. countable,uncountable
  3. A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. countable,uncountable
  4. A birch-bark canoe. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. transitive
  2. To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. transitive
    — That the morrow would see us arraigned 'fore the Head And probably birched with a willow

词形变化

birches plural birches present,singular,third-person birching participle,present birched participle,past birched past

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*bʰerHǵós
From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.
Cognates
Compare West Frisian bjirk, German Birke, variant of *berkō (compare Dutch berk, Danish birk, Swedish björk, Norwegian bjørk), Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá), Lithuanian béržas, Czech bříza, Ossetian бӕрз (bærz), Russian берёза (berjóza)), Latin fraxinus (“ash tree, ash javelin”), Albanian bredh.
词源 2
PIE word
*bʰerHǵós
From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birċe, bierċe, from Proto-West Germanic *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.
Cognates
Compare West Frisian bjirk, German Birke, variant of *berkō (compare Dutch berk, Danish birk, Swedish björk, Norwegian bjørk), Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá), Lithuanian béržas, Czech bříza, Ossetian бӕрз (bærz), Russian берёза (berjóza)), Latin fraxinus (“ash tree, ash javelin”), Albanian bredh.
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