борец

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьcь, morphologically from бо́ря (bórja, “to wrestle”) +‎ -ец (-ec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈrɛt͡s]

Noun

боре́ц • (boréc) m (feminine борки́ня)

1. male wrestler, fighter

Declension

Declension of боре́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	боре́ц boréc	борци́ borcí
definite (subject form)	боре́цът borécǎt	борци́те borcíte
definite (object form)	боре́ца boréca
vocative form	боре́цо boréco	борци́ borcí

Related terms

• боря́к (borják, “champion, fighter”)

References

• борец in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• борец in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьcь, from *borti +‎ *-ьcь, analogous to се бори (se bori, “to fight”) +‎ -ец (-ec).

Noun

борец • (borec) m

1. fighter, combatant

Inflection

Declension of борец

	singular	plural
indefinite	борец	борци
definite unspecified	борецот	борците
definite proximal	борецов	борциве
definite distal	борецон	борцине
vocative	борецу	борци
count form	—	бореца

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borьcь, from *borti +‎ *-ьcь; synchronically derivable from боро́ть(ся) (borótʹ(sja)) +‎ -е́ц (-éc).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈrʲet͡s]

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Noun

боре́ц • (boréc) m anim or m inan (genitive борца́, nominative plural борцы́, genitive plural борцо́в)

1. fighter, champion
2. wrestler
3. monkshood, wolfsbane, aconitum

Declension

Declension of боре́ц (bian masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	боре́ц boréc	борцы́ borcý
genitive	борца́ borcá	борцо́в borcóv
dative	борцу́ borcú	борца́м borcám
accusative animate inanimate	борца́ borcá	борцо́в borcóv
	боре́ц boréc	борцы́ borcý
instrumental	борцо́м borcóm	борца́ми borcámi
prepositional	борце́ borcé	борца́х borcáx

Synonyms

• (plant): акони́т (akonít)

Related terms

• боро́ться impf (borótʹsja)
• борцо́вский (borcóvskij)
• борьба́ f (borʹbá)
• борчи́ха f (borčíxa)