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birchen

birchen

9.9
Made from the wood of a tree with thin white bark
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɜrʧən/
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  • The chair was crafted from birchen branches, giving it a rustic appearance.

Examples

  • The table is birchen and very sturdy.

  • We admired the delicate carvings on the birchen walking stick.

  • A birchen rod was once used as a form of punishment in schools.

  • We bought a birchen chair for the living room.

  • The birchen furniture in the room added a rustic charm to the decor.

  • He carved a beautiful birchen bowl from the wood he collected in the forest.

  • They used birchen logs to build a sturdy and lightweight cabin.

Synonyms

birch
vsbirchen
1 2.8

Made from the wood of a tree with thin, peeling bark

is the alternative adjective form derived with a suffix

Surface Forms

birchen positive

Morphology

birchen = birch (transparent) = birch + en

Standard adjectival formation 'birch' + '-en' meaning 'made of or consisting of birch', directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Birchen comes from the simple word birch and the ending -en, which means 'made of'. So, Birchen describes something 'made from the birch tree', for example a birchen rod or chair made of birch wood.