Berkshire

English Etymology From en enm Barrokschire, enm Berchesire, enm Barrokshyre, enm Berrucsire, from en ang Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from en cel-bry-pro *barrọg, perhaps meaning hilly (compare cel-pro *barros hill, peak, top) + ang sċīr shire, county. Pronunciation en /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/ /-ˌʃɪə/ RP en /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/ /ˈbɑɹk-/ /-ˌʃɪəɹ/ GA en ɑː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ) 2 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Berkshire.wav UK en en-Berkshire.ogg UK en Berk shire Proper noun Berks,Brks. en inland county cc/England bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire. en 2005 David Langford The Sex Column and Other Misprints 66 My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room. en numerous places c/USA: en comm vill/Sandy Hook town/Newtown co/Fairfield County s/Connecticut. en town co/Tioga County s/New York. en ucomm/and/twp co/Delaware County s/Ohio. en town co/Franklin County s/Vermont. Derived terms en Berkshireman Berkshire Park Berkshire County East Berkshire West Berkshire Translations inland county in England Czech: cs Berkshire m French: fr Berkshire, fr Berkshire m Georgian: ka ბერქშირი Greek: el Μπέρκσαϊρ n Gujarati: gu બાર્ક્ષિર Hindi: hi बार्क्षिर Kannada: kn ಬಾರ್ಕ್ಷಿರ್ Middle English: enm Barrokschire Polish: pl Berkshire n Russian: ru Беркшир m Scots: sco Berkshire Spanish: es Berkshire m Telugu: te బార్క్షిర్ Ukrainian: uk Беркшир m Noun A breed of pig from Berkshire county. mid 1700s en rail A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement. en 1959 Steam's Finest Hour David P. Morgan Kalmbach Publishing Co. Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization … Translations Berkshire pig Polish: pl berkszyr m-an Further reading n 1331502899 en Pigs en terms suffixed with -shire