borr

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See also: Borr and bǫrr

Irish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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borr m (genitive singular borr)

  1. Alternative form of borradh
Declension
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Declension of borr (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative borr
vocative a bhorr
genitive borr
dative borr
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an borr
genitive an bhorr
dative leis an mborr
don bhorr
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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

  1. (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant
Declension
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Declension of borr
singular plural (m/f)
Positive 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

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive) swell, grow
Conjugation
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conjugation of borr (first conjugation – A)
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
verbal noun borradh
past participle borrtha

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

Mutation

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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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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse borr. Cognate with Icelandic bor.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /borː/

Noun

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borr c

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

Declension

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

References

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