Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
борец. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
борец, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
борец in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
борец you have here. The definition of the word
борец will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
борец, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *borьcь, morphologically from бо́ря (bórja, “to wrestle”) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
боре́ц • (boréc) m (feminine борки́ня)
- male wrestler, fighter
Declension
- боря́к (borják, “champion, fighter”)
References
- “борец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “борец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borьcь, from *borti + *-ьcь, analogous to се бори (se bori, “to fight”) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
борец • (borec) m (relational adjective боречки)
- fighter, combatant
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic борьць (borĭcĭ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *borьcь, from *borti + *-ьcь. By surface analysis, боро́ть(ся) (borótʹ(sja)) + -е́ц (-éc).
Pronunciation
Noun
боре́ц • (boréc) m anim or m inan (genitive борца́, nominative plural борцы́, genitive plural борцо́в)
- fighter, champion
- wrestler
- monkshood, wolfsbane, aconitum
- Synonym: акони́т (akonít)
Declension
Descendants
References
- ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1988), “борьць”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – възаконѧтисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 299