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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic борьць (borĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *borьcь, from *borti + *-ьcь. By surface analysis, бор(о́ти) (bor(óty)) + -е́ць (-écʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
боре́ць • (borécʹ) m pers (genitive борця́, nominative plural борці́, genitive plural борці́в, female equivalent борчи́ня, relational adjective борці́вський or боре́цький)
- (chiefly sports) wrestler
- fighter, struggler (one who fights to achieve a goal)
- боре́ць за свобо́ду ― borécʹ za svobódu ― freedom fighter
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | боре́ць borécʹ |
борці́ borcí |
| genitive | борця́ borcjá |
борці́в borcív |
| dative | борце́ві, борцю́ borcévi, borcjú |
борця́м borcjám |
| accusative | борця́ borcjá |
борці́в borcív |
| instrumental | борце́м borcém |
борця́ми borcjámy |
| locative | борце́ві, борцю́, борці́ borcévi, borcjú, borcí |
борця́х borcjáx |
| vocative | борцю́ borcjú |
борці́ borcí |
Related terms
- боро́ти impf (boróty), поборо́ти pf (poboróty)
- боро́тися impf (borótysja), поборо́тися pf (poborótysja)
- боротьба́ f (borotʹbá)
See also
- боє́ць m (bojécʹ)
References
- ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1988), “борьць”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. (in Russian), volume 1 (а – възаконѧтисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 299
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “борець”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1996), “борець”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 3 (богъ – весъной), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 30
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “борець”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “борець”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “борець”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “борець”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “борець”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “борець”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)