borr

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 Middle Irish borr (“swollen”).[1]

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 the adjective.[2]

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 borraim borrann tú;
borrair† 		borrann sé, sí borraimid borrann sibh borrann siad;
borraid† 		a bhorrann; a bhorras /
a mborrann* 		borrtar
past bhorr mé; bhorras bhorr tú; bhorrais bhorr sé, sí bhorramar; bhorr muid bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair bhorr siad; bhorradar a bhorr /
ar bhorr* 		borradh
past habitual bhorrainn / mborrainn‡‡ bhorrtá / mborrtᇇ bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, s퇇 bhorraimis; bhorradh muid / mborraimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡ bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡ bhorraidís; bhorradh siad / mborraidís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡ a bhorradh /
a mborradh* 		bhorrtaí / mborrta퇇
future borrfaidh mé;
borrfad 		borrfaidh tú;
borrfair† 		borrfaidh sé, sí borrfaimid;
borrfaidh muid 		borrfaidh sibh borrfaidh siad;
borrfaid† 		a bhorrfaidh; a bhorrfas /
a mborrfaidh* 		borrfar
conditional bhorrfainn / mborrfainn‡‡ bhorrfá / mborrfᇇ bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, s퇇 bhorrfaimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfaimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡ bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡ bhorrfaidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfaidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡ a bhorrfadh /
a mborrfadh* 		bhorrfaí / mborrfa퇇
subjunctive
present go mborra mé;
go mborrad† 		go mborra tú;
go mborrair† 		go mborra sé, sí go mborraimid;
go mborra muid 		go mborra sibh go mborra siad;
go mborraid† 		— go mborrtar
past dá mborrainn dá mborrtá dá mborradh sé, sí dá mborraimis;
dá mborradh muid 		dá mborradh sibh dá mborraidís;
dá mborradh siad 		— dá mborrtaí
imperative
– borraim borr borradh sé, sí borraimis borraigí;
borraidh† 		borraidís — 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.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “borr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “borraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “borr; borraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 111; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “borr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “borr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “borr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /borː/

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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