borr
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
borr m (genitive singular borr)
- Alternative form of borradh
Declension edit
Declension of borr
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- i mborr le (“puffed up with”)
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)
Declension edit
Declension of borr
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | borr | bhorr | borra; bhorra² | |
Vocative | bhoirr | borra | ||
Genitive | boirre | borra | borr | |
Dative | borr; bhorr¹ |
bhorr; bhoirr (archaic) |
borra; bhorra² | |
Comparative | níos boirre | |||
Superlative | is boirre |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
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)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of borr (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “borr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “borr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “borraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “borr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “borr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse borr. Cognate with Icelandic bor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
borr c
- a drill (tool used to make holes)
- Synonym: (power drill) borrmaskin
Declension edit
Declension of borr | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borr | borren | borrar | borrarna |
Genitive | borrs | borrens | borrars | borrarnas |
Related terms edit
- borra (“to drill, to bore”)