borr

See also: Borr and bǫrr

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish bor, from Proto-Brythonic *burr, from Proto-Celtic *burros. Cognate with Irish borr (“puffed”) and Welsh bwr (“fat”).

Adjective

borr

1. overweight

Mutation

Mutation of borr

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
borr	vorr	unchanged	porr	forr, vorr*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “borr” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

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

• i mborr le (“puffed up with”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish borr (“swollen”).

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.

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 / borrtá‡	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 / borrfá‡	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.

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 [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 111; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “borr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], 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

Related terms

• borra (“to drill, to bore”)

References

• “borr”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “borr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “borr”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)