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Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
borr m (genitive singular borr)
- Alternative form of borradh
Declension
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)
- (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant
Declension
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)
- (transitive, intransitive) swell, grow
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| indicative
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present
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borrim
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borrann tú;
borrir†
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borrann sé, sí
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borrimid
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borrann sibh
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borrann siad;
borrid†
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a bhorrann; a bhorras /
a mborrann*; a mborras*
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borrtar
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| past
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bhorr mé; bhorras
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bhorr tú; bhorris
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bhorr sé, sí
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bhorramar; bhorr muid
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bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair
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bhorr siad; bhorradar
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a bhorr /
ar bhorr*
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borradh
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| past habitual
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bhorrinn / mborrinn‡‡
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bhorrtá / mborrtᇇ
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bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, s퇇
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bhorrimis; bhorradh muid / mborrimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡
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bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡
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bhorridís; bhorradh siad / mborridís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡
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a bhorradh /
a mborradh*
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bhorrtí / mborrt퇇
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| future
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borrfidh mé;
borrfad
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borrfidh tú;
borrfir†
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borrfidh sé, sí
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borrfimid;
borrfidh muid
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borrfidh sibh
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borrfidh siad;
borrfid†
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a bhorrfidh; a bhorrfas /
a mborrfidh*; a mborrfas*
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borrfar
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| conditional
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bhorrfinn / mborrfinn‡‡
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bhorrfá / mborrfᇇ
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bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, s퇇
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bhorrfimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡
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bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡
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bhorrfidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡
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a bhorrfadh /
a mborrfadh*
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bhorrfí / mborrf퇇
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| subjunctive
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present
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go mborr mé;
go mborrad†
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go mborr tú;
go mborrir†
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go mborr sé, sí
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go mborrimid;
go mborr muid
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go mborr sibh
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go mborr siad;
go mborrid†
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go mborrtar
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| past
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dá mborrinn
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dá mborrtá
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dá mborradh sé, sí
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dá mborrimis;
dá mborradh muid
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dá mborradh sibh
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dá mborridís;
dá mborradh siad
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—
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dá mborrtí
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| imperative
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borrim
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borr
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borradh sé, sí
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borrimis
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borrigí;
borridh†
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borridís
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—
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borrtar
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| verbal noun
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borradh
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| past participle
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borrtha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| borr
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bhorr
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mborr
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “borr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “borraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “borr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “borr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse borr. Cognate with Icelandic bor.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /borː/
Noun
borr c
- a drill (tool used to make holes)
- Synonym: (power drill) borrmaskin
Declension
Related terms
- borra (“to drill, to bore”)
References