bor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old English ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”)[1]

Noun

bor (plural bors)

(Norfolk) boy

References

bur definition taken from A Concise Anglo-Saxon DictionaryBy John R. Clark Hall, Herbert Dean Meritt, 1916.

Anagrams

ORB, ROB, Rob, bro, bro., orb, rob

Albanian

Noun

bor m

boron

Catalan

Chemical element
B
Previous: beril·li (Be)
Next: carboni (C)

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈbor/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾ/
Audio (Valencian) (file)

Noun

bor m (uncountable)

boron

Derived terms

borat
bòric
borur

Cimbrian

Preposition

bor

Unstressed form of bòr (“for”).

Czech

Etymology 1

From Old Czech bor, from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes associated with Proto-Slavic *bara, meanig the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbor]
Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor m

wood consisting of pines, pine wood
- 1834, František Škroup, “Kde domov můj” (national anthem of the Czech Republic). Lyrics by Josef Kajetán Tyl:
  Kde domov můj, kde domov můj? / Voda hučí po lučinách, / bory šumí po skalinách, / v sadě skví se jara květ, / zemský ráj to na pohled!

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borů
dative	boru	borům
accusative	bor	bory
vocative	bore	bory
locative	boru	borech
instrumental	borem	bory

Derived terms

boroví
borovice
borovička
borovicový
borový

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق‎ (“būraq”), from Persian ‎ (“būrah”).[2]

Chemical element
B
Previous: berylium (Be)
Next: uhlík (C)

Alternative forms

bór

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [boːr][3]
Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

bor m inan

boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borů
dative	boru	borům
accusative	bor	bory
vocative	bore	bory
locative	boru	borech
instrumental	borem	bory

Derived terms

boran
borid
boritý
borosilikátový

References

"bor¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 92–93.
"bor²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 93.
Čmejrková, Světla; Hoffmannová, Jana; Klímová, Jana (2013) Čeština v pohledu synchronním a diachronním (in Czech), →ISBN, page 433

Anagrams

obr
rob

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From the stem of borax.

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, not used in plural form)

boron (chemical element)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr.

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, plural indefinite bor)

drill
gimlet, auger

Inflection

Declension of bor

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	boret	bor	borene
genitive	bors	borets	bors	borenes

Etymology 3

See bo

Verb

bor

present of bo

Etymology 4

See bore

Verb

bor

imperative of bore

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare Cuman, Kipchak, Uyghur [script needed] (bor, “wine”), ultimately from Middle Persian bōr.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbor]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor (plural borok)

wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes)
wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable)
(figuratively) wine (intoxication caused by wine)
A bor beszél belőle. ― It must be the wine. (literally, “The wine is talking out of him/her.”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borok
accusative	bort	borokat
dative	bornak	boroknak
instrumental	borral	borokkal
causal-final	borért	borokért
translative	borrá	borokká
terminative	borig	borokig
essive-formal	borként	borokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	borban	borokban
superessive	boron	borokon
adessive	bornál	boroknál
illative	borba	borokba
sublative	borra	borokra
allative	borhoz	borokhoz
elative	borból	borokból
delative	borról	borokról
ablative	bortól	boroktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	boré	boroké
non-attributive possessive - plural	boréi	borokéi

Possessive forms of bor
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	borom	boraim
2nd person sing.	borod	boraid
3rd person sing.	bora	borai
1st person plural	borunk	boraink
2nd person plural	borotok	boraitok
3rd person plural	boruk	boraik

Derived terms

borász
borászat
boros

Compound words with this term at the beginning

borárus
borbetegség
borecet
borexport
borértékesítés
borfajta
borfogyasztás
borhamisítás
borivás
borkedvelő
borkiállítás
borpince
borszakértő
bortudomány

Compound words with this term at the end

almabor
csemegebor
fehérbor
gyümölcsbor
jégbor
rozébor
ürmösbor
vörösbor

Expressions

asztali bor
borban az igazság
forralt bor
jó bornak nem kell cégér

References

bor in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse borr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔːr/
Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

bor m (genitive singular bors, nominative plural borar)

drill, drill bit

Declension

declension of bor

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	bor	borinn	borar	borarnir
accusative	bor	borinn	bora	borana
dative	bor	bornum	borum	borunum
genitive	bors	borsins	bora	boranna

Derived terms

borjárn
borvél

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɔr]
Hyphenation: bor
Rhymes: -bor, -or, -r

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

Noun

bor (first-person possessive borku, second-person possessive bormu, third-person possessive bornya)

drill, drill bit
Synonyms: gurdi, jara

Derived terms

mengebor
pengebor
pengeboran

bor batu
bor linggis
bor putar
bor sentak
bor tumbuk
bor udara
bor ulir

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English board, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board; plank; table”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- (“to cut”). Cognate of Dutch bord.

Noun

bor (first-person possessive borku, second-person possessive bormu, third-person possessive bornya)

(colloquial) board
Synonym: papan

Middle English

Alternative forms

boor, bore, boore
(Northern ME) bar, bare, bayre

Etymology

From Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔːr/
(Northern ME, Early ME) IPA^(key): /bɑːr/

Noun

bor (plural bores)

A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar.
The meat or flesh of a boar.
(figurative) A rough and tough individual.
(rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar.

Descendants

English: boar
Scots: bair
Yola: boar

References

“bōr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German por; from the root of Old High German beran (“to bear, carry”).

Noun

bor ? (m or f)

height, elevation

References

bor in M. Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bor.

Adjective

bor

grey

Noun

bor ?

horse

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːr/

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, uncountable)

boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

borat
borsyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr.

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, indefinite plural bor, definite plural bora or borene)

bor m (definite singular boren, indefinite plural bor, definite plural borene)

(countable) a drill, or drill bit

Derived terms

håndbor

Verb

bor

present of bo
imperative of bore

References

“bor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret)

(uncountable) boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

borat
borsyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr.

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, indefinite plural bor, definite plural bora)

bor m (definite singular boren, indefinite plural borar, definite plural borane)

(countable) a drill, or drill bit

References

“bor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Chemical element
B
Previous: beryl (Be)
Next: węgiel (C)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔr/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔr
Syllabification: bor

Noun

bor m inan

boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular
nominative	bor
genitive	boru
dative	borowi
accusative	bor
instrumental	borem
locative	borze
vocative	borze

Noun

bor m inan

(obsolete) drill bit
Synonym: wiertło

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borów
dative	borowi	borom
accusative	bor	bory
instrumental	borem	borami
locative	borze	borach
vocative	borze	bory

Romanian

Chemical element
B
Previous: beriliu (Be)
Next: carbon (C)

Bor

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bor/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bore, from stem of borax.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

boron (chemical element)

Declension

declension of bor (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bor	borul
genitive/dative	(unui) bor	borului
vocative	borule

Related terms

boric

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bord.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

brim (of a hat)

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bor	borul	(niște) boruri	borurile
genitive/dative	(unui) bor	borului	(unor) boruri	borurilor
vocative	borule		borurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

pine

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

“bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

From New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق‎ (bawraq).

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilijum, bèrīlij (Be)
Next: ugljenik, ùgljīk (C)

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

“bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ́r/

Noun

bȍr m inan

pine

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bòr
gen. sing.	bôra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôri
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bôra	bôrov	bôrov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bôru	bôroma	bôrom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bôru	bôrih	bôrih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bôrom	bôroma	bôri

Etymology 2

Chemical element
B
Previous: berílij (Be)
Next: ogljík (C)

From New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق‎ (bawraq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bóːr/

Noun

bọ̑r m inan

boron

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	bór
genitive	bóra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bór
genitive (rodȋlnik)	—
dative (dajȃlnik)	—
accusative (tožȋlnik)	—
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bóru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bórom

Swedish

Chemical element
B
Previous: beryllium (Be)
Next: kol (C)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boːr/
Homophone: bår

Noun

bor n

boron (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of bor
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bor	boret	—	—
Genitive	bors	borets	—	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun

bor

indefinite plural of bo.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːr/

Verb

bor

present tense of bo.

Anagrams

bro

Turkish

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilyum (Be)
Next: karbon (C)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بور‎ (bor), borrowed from French bore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [boɾ]
Hyphenation: bor

Noun

bor (definite accusative boru, plural borlar)

boron

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

bor

Definite accusative

boru

Singular

Plural

Nominative

bor

borlar

Definite accusative

boru

borları

Dative

bora

borlara

Locative

borda

borlarda

Ablative

bordan

borlardan

Genitive

borun

borların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	borum	borlarım
2nd singular	borun	borların
3rd singular	boru	borları
1st plural	borumuz	borlarımız
2nd plural	borunuz	borlarınız
3rd plural	borları	borları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	borumu	borlarımı
2nd singular	borunu	borlarını
3rd singular	borunu	borlarını
1st plural	borumuzu	borlarımızı
2nd plural	borunuzu	borlarınızı
3rd plural	borlarını	borlarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	boruma	borlarıma
2nd singular	boruna	borlarına
3rd singular	boruna	borlarına
1st plural	borumuza	borlarımıza
2nd plural	borunuza	borlarınıza
3rd plural	borlarına	borlarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	borumda	borlarımda
2nd singular	borunda	borlarında
3rd singular	borunda	borlarında
1st plural	borumuzda	borlarımızda
2nd plural	borunuzda	borlarınızda
3rd plural	borlarında	borlarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	borumdan	borlarımdan
2nd singular	borundan	borlarından
3rd singular	borundan	borlarından
1st plural	borumuzdan	borlarımızdan
2nd plural	borunuzdan	borlarınızdan
3rd plural	borlarından	borlarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	borumun	borlarımın
2nd singular	borunun	borlarının
3rd singular	borunun	borlarının
1st plural	borumuzun	borlarımızın
2nd plural	borunuzun	borlarınızın
3rd plural	borlarının	borlarının

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.

Noun

bor m

(colloquial) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
Synonym: zornjaty włosanc

Vurës

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔr/

Verb

bor

(intransitive) to laugh

Noun

bor

kind of large coconut leaf basket which is used for transporting food

References

The sound system and orthography of the language with audio clips.

Zazaki

Etymology

Ultimately Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”). Cognate with Persian ‎ (bur).

Adjective

bor

grey

[1] ur definition taken from A Concise Anglo-Saxon DictionaryBy John R. Clark Hall, Herbert Dean Meritt, 1916.

[Rejzek-2] "bor¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 92–93.

[Rejzek2-3] "bor²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 93.

[Čmejrková_et_al-4] Čmejrková, Světla; Hoffmannová, Jana; Klímová, Jana (2013) Čeština v pohledu synchronním a diachronním (in Czech), →ISBN, page 433

[5] bor in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

bor

English

Etymology

Noun

References

Anagrams

Albanian

Noun

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Cimbrian

Preposition

Czech

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Etymology 3

Verb

Etymology 4

Verb

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

References

Middle High German

Etymology

Noun

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

Adjective

Noun

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation