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See also: Borr and bǫrr

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

borr m (genitive singular borr)

  1. alternative form of borradh
Declension
Declension of borr (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative borr
vocative a bhorr
genitive borr
dative borr
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an borr
genitive an bhorr
dative leis an mborr
don bhorr
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish borr (“swelling; swollen, thick”).

Adjective

borr (genitive singular masculine boirr, genitive singular feminine boirre, plural borra, comparative boirre)

  1. (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant
Declension
Declension of borr
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative borr bhorr borra;
bhorra2
vocative bhoirr borra
genitive boirre borra borr
dative borr;
bhorr1 		bhorr;
bhoirr (archaic) 		borra;
bhorra2
Comparative níos boirre
Superlative is boirre

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 3

From Old Irish borraid (“swells, becomes swollen, bloated”, verb), from borr.

Verb

borr (present analytic borrann, future analytic borrfaidh, verbal noun borradh, past participle borrtha)

  1. (ambitransitive) swell, grow
Conjugation
conjugation of borr (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun borradh
past participle borrtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present borrim borrann tú;
borrir† 		borrann sé, sí borrimid borrann sibh borrann siad;
borrid† 		a bhorrann; a bhorras /
a mborrann* 		borrtar
past bhorr mé; bhorras bhorr tú; bhorris bhorr sé, sí bhorramar; bhorr muid bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair bhorr siad; bhorradar a bhorr /
ar bhorr* 		borradh
past habitual bhorrinn / mborrinn‡‡ bhorrtá / mborrtᇇ bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, s퇇 bhorrimis; bhorradh muid / mborrimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡ bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡ bhorridís; bhorradh siad / mborridís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡ a bhorradh /
a mborradh* 		bhorrtí / mborrt퇇
future borrfidh mé;
borrfad 		borrfidh tú;
borrfir† 		borrfidh sé, sí borrfimid;
borrfidh muid 		borrfidh sibh borrfidh siad;
borrfid† 		a bhorrfidh; a bhorrfas /
a mborrfidh* 		borrfar
conditional bhorrfinn / mborrfinn‡‡ bhorrfá / mborrfᇇ bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, s퇇 bhorrfimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡ bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡ bhorrfidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡ a bhorrfadh /
a mborrfadh* 		bhorrfí / mborrf퇇
subjunctive
present go mborr mé;
go mborrad† 		go mborr tú;
go mborrir† 		go mborr sé, sí go mborrimid;
go mborr muid 		go mborr sibh go mborr siad;
go mborrid† 		— go mborrtar
past dá mborrinn dá mborrtá dá mborradh sé, sí dá mborrimis;
dá mborradh muid 		dá mborradh sibh dá mborridís;
dá mborradh siad 		— dá mborrtí
imperative
– borrim borr borradh sé, sí borrimis borrigí;
borridh† 		borridís — borrtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of borr
radical lenition eclipsis
borr bhorr mborr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Etymology

From Old Norse borr. See the verb borra (“to drill”). Cognate with Icelandic bor.

Pronunciation

Noun

borr c

  1. a drill (tool used to make holes)
    Synonym: (power drill) borrmaskin

Declension

Declension of borr
nominative genitive
singular indefinite borr borrs
definite borren borrens
plural indefinite borrar borrars
definite borrarna borrarnas
  • borra (“to drill, to bore”)

References

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