Born

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Born. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Born, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Born in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Born you have here. The definition of the word Born will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofBorn, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: born, börn, and børn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as burne in 1125. Derived from Old Dutch borne (“spring, source”).

See also Limburgish Bor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Born
  • Rhymes: -ɔrn

Proper noun

Born n

  1. A village and former municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Anagrams

German

Ein Born

Etymology

Low and Central German form of Brunnen with r-metathesis. From northern Middle High German born and Middle Low German born(e). See the same in Bernstein, bersten.

Pronunciation

Noun

Born m (strong, genitive Bornes or Borns, plural Borne)

  1. (poetic) well, spring (water source)

Declension

Declension of Born
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Born die Borne
genitive eines des Bornes, Borns der Borne
dative einem dem Born, Borne1 den Bornen
accusative einen den Born die Borne

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “Born” in Duden online
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia