Born
See also: born, börn, and børn
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as burne in 1125. Derived from Old Dutch borne (“spring, source”).
See also Limburgish Bor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Born
- Rhymes: -ɔrn
Proper noun
Born n
- A village and former municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Anagrams
- bron
German
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Ein Born
Etymology
Low and Central German form of Brunnen with r-metathesis. From northern Middle High German born and Middle Low German born(e). See the same in Bernstein, bersten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrn/, [bɔʁn], [bɔɐ̯n], [bɔːn]
Audio (file) - Homophone: bohren (one pronunciation)
Noun
Born m (strong, genitive Bornes or Borns, plural Borne)
- (poetic) well, spring (water source)
Declension
Declension of Born [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Born | die | Borne |
genitive | eines | des | Bornes, Borns | der | Borne |
dative | einem | dem | Born, Borne1 | den | Bornen |
accusative | einen | den | Born | die | Borne |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Lebensborn (historic Nazi institution)
- Quickborn
Related terms
- Brunnen
- Paderborn
Further reading
- “Born” in Duden online