борщ
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Борщ со сметаной.
See also: борш
Mongolian
Alternative forms
- борш (borš) — nonstandard
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrɕ/
- Syllabification: борщ (1 syllable)
Noun
борщ • (boršč)
Usage notes
Due to its rarity, щ (šč) is sometimes replaced by the more common ш (š).
Declension
Declension of борщ (sg-only о-harmonic regular borr)
| attributive | борщ boršč |
|---|---|
| singular / indefinite | |
| nominative | борщ boršč |
| genitive | борщийн borščiin |
| accusative | борщийг borščiig |
| dative-locative | борщид borščid |
| ablative | борщоос borščoos |
| instrumental | борщоор borščoor |
| comitative | борщтой borščtoj |
| privative | борщгүй borščgüj |
| directive | борщ руу boršč ruu |
Reflexive possessive forms
| singular / indefinite | |
|---|---|
| nominative | борщоо borščoo |
| genitive | борщийнхоо borščiinxoo |
| accusative | борщийгоо borščiigoo |
| dative-locative | борщдоо borščdoo |
| ablative | борщоосоо borščoosoo |
| instrumental | борщоороо borščooroo |
| comitative | борщтойгоо borščtojgoo |
| privative | борщгүйгээ borščgüjgee |
| directive | борщ руугаа boršč ruugaa |
| independent genitive |
singular / indefinite |
|---|---|
| singular possession |
борщийнх borščiinx |
| collective possession |
борщийнхон borščiinxon |
Russian
Alternative forms
- борщъ (boršč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, originally meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beetroot soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.
Pronunciation
Noun
борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борща́, nominative plural борщи́, genitive plural борще́й, relational adjective борщево́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ц or борщо́к)
- borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch (a soup made of beets and cabbage)
- (dated) hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
Declension
Declension of борщ (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)
Descendants
- → Armenian: բորշ (borš)
- → Bulgarian: борш (borš)
- → Czech: boršč
- → Kashubian: bôršč
- → Japanese: ボルシチ (borushichi)
- → Macedonian: боршч (boršč)
- → Mongolian: борщ (boršč)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Slovak: boršč
- → Slovene: boršč
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, first meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beet soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.
Pronunciation
Noun
борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борщу́, nominative plural борщі́, genitive plural борщі́в, relational adjective борще́вий or борщови́й or борщівни́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ць)
- borscht, beet soup
- hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
Declension
Declension of борщ (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | борщ boršč |
борщі́ borščí |
| genitive | борщу́ borščú |
борщі́в borščív |
| dative | борще́ві, борщу́ borščévi, borščú |
борща́м borščám |
| accusative | борщ boršč |
борщі́ borščí |
| instrumental | борще́м borščém |
борща́ми borščámy |
| locative | борщу́, борщі́ borščú, borščí |
борща́х borščáx |
| vocative | бо́рщу bóršču |
борщі́ borščí |
Derived terms
- борщівни́к m (borščivnýk), борщівни́ця f (borščivnýcja) (seller of borscht; lover of borscht)
- борщува́ти impf (borščuváty) (to eat borscht)
- перебо́рщувати impf (perebórščuvaty), переборщи́ти pf (pereborščýty) (to overdo)
References
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “борщ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 179
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “*борщ*”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “борщ”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “борщ”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “борщ”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “борщ”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian борщ (boršč), from Old East Slavic борщь (borščĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь.
Pronunciation
Noun
борщ • (borshc)
Declension
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Declension of борщ
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | борщ (borshc) | борщтр (borshctr) |
| partitive | борщт (borshct) | борщтрд (borshctrd) |
| definite accusative | борщ (borshc) | борщтр (borshctr) |
| dative-lative-locative | борщк (borshck) | борщтрг (borshctrg) |
| ablative | борщтн (borshctn) | борщтртн (borshctrtn) |
| instrumental | борщунн (borshcunn) | борщтрынн (borshctrınn) |
| comitative | борщтн (borshctn) | борщтрдн (borshctrdn) |
| sociative | борщтр (borshctr) | борщтрдр (borshctrdr) |
| obsolete comparative | борщтк (borshctk) | борщтрдк (borshctrdk) |
| elative | борщтҕр (borshctğr) | борщтрдҕр (borshctrdğr) |
Alternative forms
- буорус (buorus)