borec

borec

Czech

Etymology

From Russian боре́ц (boréc, “fighter”) from боро́ться (borótʹsja, “to fight”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈborɛt͡s]
• Rhymes: -orɛts

Noun

borec m anim

1. sportsman, athlete
2. (colloquial) a man who successfully achieved something
3. (colloquial) guy, dude (man; human male)

   Synonyms: chlapík, maník, typ, typus, kábr

Declension

Declension of borec

	singular	plural
nominative	borec	boreci
genitive	borece	boreců
dative	boreci	borecům
accusative	borece	borece
vocative	boreče	boreci
locative	boreci	borecích
instrumental	borecem	boreci

Derived terms

• borka
• borkyně

References

1. "borec" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

• borec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• borec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• borec in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboret͡s]

Noun

borec m (genitive singular borca, nominative plural borci, genitive plural borcov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. (colloquial) a man who successfully achieved something
2. sportsman, athlete

Declension

Declension of borec

	singular	plural
nominative	borec	borci
genitive	borca	borcov
dative	borcovi	borcom
accusative	borca	borcov
locative	borcovi	borcoch
instrumental	borcom	borcami

Derived terms

• borkyňa
• ľadoborec
• boriť

References

• borec in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːrət͡s/

Noun

bọ̑rəc m anim

1. fighter (military)
2. fighter (non-military)

Inflection

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	bórec
gen. sing.	bórca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bórec	bórca	bórci
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bórca	bórcev	bórcev
dative (dajȃlnik)	bórcu	bórcema	bórcem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bórca	bórca	bórce
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bórcu	bórcih	bórcih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bórcem	bórcema	bórci

Further reading

• “borec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran