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Clipping of cyborg. Contraction of cybernetic organism.
borg (plural borgs)
borg (third-person singular simple present borgs, present participle borging, simple past and past participle borged)
borg (plural borgs)
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borg m
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), cognate with German Burg (“castle”) and English borough. The Germanic noun is derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”), which is also the source of Danish bjerg (“mountain”).
borg c (singular definite borgen, plural indefinite borge)
From Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
borg c
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
borg
From Middle Dutch borge, ultimately from the root of the verb bergen (“to protect, safeguard”).
borg m (plural borgen)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
borg
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Related to berg (“mountain”), bjørg (“mountain side”).
borg f (genitive singular borgar, plural borgir)
Declension of borg | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgin | borgir | borgirnar |
accusative | borg | borgina | borgir | borgirnar |
dative | borg | borgini | borgum | borgunum |
genitive | borgar | borgarinnar | borga | borganna |
Borrowed from Danish borg, from Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
borg n (genitive singular borgs, uncountable)
Declension of borg (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgið |
accusative | borg | borgið |
dative | borgi | borginum |
genitive | borgs | borgsins |
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Related to berg, bjarg (“rock, cliff”).
borg f (genitive singular borgar, nominative plural borgir)
borg m (genitive singular boirg, nominative plural boirg)
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borg | bhorg | mborg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
From Danish borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Inherited with masculine declension from Danish, the optional feminine declension was later borrowed from Nynorsk.
borg m or f (definite singular borga or borgen, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
borg f (definite singular borga, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
Related to the verb borgian (“to borrow”), which see.
borg m
From Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
borg f (genitive borgar, plural borgir)
From Old Swedish borgh (“fortress, city”), from Old Norse borg (also "bulwark", "wall'), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Akin to English borough, burgh, Old Irish bri (hence the name Birgitta).
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borg c
Compare slott, which leans more towards palace.
Unadapted borrowing from English, from cyborg.
borg c