borradh

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish borrad (act of swelling), verbal noun of borraid (swells, becomes swollen, bloated), from borr (swelling; swollen, thick).

Noun

borradh m (genitive singular borrtha)

  1. verbal noun of borr
  2. swelling, growth
  3. (electricity, nautical) surge
    Synonyms: borradh cumhachta, borradh leictreachais
  4. expansion
    Synonyms: fairsingiú, leathnú
Declension
Declension of borradh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative borradh
vocative a bhorradh
genitive borrtha
dative borradh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an borradh
genitive an bhorrtha
dative leis an mborradh
don bhorradh
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

borradh m (genitive singular borrtha, nominative plural borrthaí or borraíocha)

  1. fulcrum
Declension
Declension of borradh (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative borradh borrthaí
vocative a bhorradh a bhorrthaí
genitive borrtha borrthaí
dative borradh borrthaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an borradh na borrthaí
genitive an bhorrtha na mborrthaí
dative leis an mborradh
don bhorradh
leis na borrthaí
Alternative declension
Declension of borradh (irregular)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an borradh na borraíocha
genitive an bhorrtha na mborraíocha
dative leis an mborradh
don bhorradh
leis na borraíocha

Mutation

Mutated forms of borradh
radical lenition eclipsis
borradh bhorradh mborradh

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

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