See also: Borr and bǫrr

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

borr m (genitive singular borr)

  1. Alternative form of borradh
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish borr (swelling; swollen, thick).

Adjective edit

borr (genitive singular masculine boirr, genitive singular feminine boirre, plural borra, comparative boirre)

  1. (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Old Irish borraid (swells, becomes swollen, bloated, verb), from borr.

Verb edit

borr (present analytic borrann, future analytic borrfaidh, verbal noun borradh, past participle borrtha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) swell, grow
Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
borr bhorr mborr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse borr. Cognate with Icelandic bor.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /borː/

Noun edit

borr c

  1. a drill (tool used to make holes)
    Synonym: (power drill) borrmaskin

Declension edit

Declension of borr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative borr borren borrar borrarna
Genitive borrs borrens borrars borrarnas

Related terms edit

  • borra (to drill, to bore)

References edit