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)
        indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        present borraim borrann tú;
        borrair†         		borrann sé, sí borraimid; borrann muid borrann sibh borrann siad;
        borraid†         		a bhorrann; a bhorras borrtar
        past bhorr mé; bhorras bhorr tú; bhorrais bhorr sé, sí bhorramar; bhorr muid bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair bhorr siad; bhorradar a bhorr borradh
        past habitual bhorrainn /
        borrainn‡         		bhorrtá /
        borrtᇠ        		bhorradh sé, sí /
        borradh sé, sí‡         		bhorraimis; bhorradh muid /
        borraimis‡; borradh muid‡         		bhorradh sibh /
        borradh sibh‡         		bhorraidís; bhorradh siad /
        borraidís‡; borradh siad‡         		a bhorradh bhorrtaí /
        borrtaí‡
        singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        future borrfaidh mé;
        borrfad         		borrfaidh tú;
        borrfair†         		borrfaidh sé, sí borrfaimid;
        borrfaidh muid         		borrfaidh sibh borrfaidh siad;
        borrfaid†         		a bhorrfaidh; a bhorrfas borrfar
        conditional bhorrfainn /
        borrfainn‡         		bhorrfá /
        borrfᇠ        		bhorrfadh sé, sí /
        borrfadh sé, sí‡         		bhorrfaimis; bhorrfadh muid /
        borrfaimis‡; borrfadh muid‡         		bhorrfadh sibh /
        borrfadh sibh‡         		bhorrfaidís; bhorrfadh siad /
        borrfaidís‡; borrfadh siad‡         		a bhorrfadh bhorrfaí /
        borrfaí‡
        subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
        first second third first second third
        — borraim borr borradh sé, sí borraimis borraigí;
        borraidh†         		borraidís — borrtar
        past participle borrtha
        verbal noun borradh

        † archaic or dialect form
        ‡ dependent form

        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

        • “borr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
        • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “borr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
        • 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
        • Matasović, Ranko (2009), “burro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 84
        • Matasović, Ranko (December 2011), “Addenda et corrigenda to Ranko Matasović’s Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Brill, Leiden 2009)”, in Homepage of Ranko Matasović‎[1], Zagreb — *borro-, page 5

        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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