борщ
Mongolian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- борш (borš) — nonstandard
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrɕ/
- Syllabification: борщ (1 syllable)
Noun[edit]
борщ • (boršč)
Usage notes[edit]
Due to its rarity, щ (šč) is sometimes replaced by the more common ш (š).
Declension[edit]
attributive | борщ boršč |
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singular / indefinite | |
nominative | борщ boršč |
genitive | борщийн borščiin |
accusative | борщийг borščiig |
dative-locative | борщид borščid |
ablative | борщоос borščoos |
instrumental | борщоор borščoor |
comitative | борщтой borščtoj |
privative | борщгүй borščgüj |
directive | борщ руу boršč ruu |
singular / indefinite | |
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nominative | борщоо borščoo |
genitive | борщийнхоо borščiinxoo |
accusative | борщийгоо borščiigoo |
dative-locative | борщдоо borščdoo |
ablative | борщоосоо borščoosoo |
instrumental | борщоороо borščooroo |
comitative | борщтойгоо borščtojgoo |
privative | борщгүйгээ borščgüjgee |
directive | борщ руугаа boršč ruugaa |
independent genitive |
singular / indefinite |
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singular possession |
борщийнх borščiinx |
collective possession |
борщийнхон borščiinxon |
Russian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
- борщъ (boršč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, originally meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beetroot soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борща́, nominative plural борщи́, genitive plural борще́й, relational adjective борщево́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ц or борщо́к)
- borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch (a soup made of beets and cabbage)
- (dated) hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Armenian: բորշ (borš)
- → Bulgarian: борш (borš)
- → Czech: boršč
- → Kashubian: bôršč
- → Macedonian: боршч (boršč)
- → Mongolian: борщ (boršč)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Slovak: boršč
- → Slovene: boršč
Ukrainian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, first meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beet soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борщу́, nominative plural борщі́, genitive plural борщі́в, relational adjective борще́вий or борщови́й or борщівни́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ць)
- borscht, beet soup
- hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | борщ boršč |
борщі́ borščí |
genitive | борщу́ borščú |
борщі́в borščív |
dative | борще́ві, борщу́ borščévi, borščú |
борща́м borščám |
accusative | борщ boršč |
борщі́ borščí |
instrumental | борще́м borščém |
борща́ми borščámy |
locative | борщу́, борщі́ borščú, borščí |
борща́х borščáx |
vocative | бо́рщу bóršču |
борщі́ borščí |
Derived terms[edit]
- борщівни́к m (borščivnýk), борщівни́ця f (borščivnýcja) (seller of borscht; lover of borscht)
- борщува́ти impf (borščuváty) (to eat borscht)
- перебо́рщувати impf (perebórščuvaty), переборщи́ти pf (pereborščýty) (to overdo)
References[edit]
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972), “борщ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 1 (А – Ґ), issue 1–11, Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 179
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “*борщ*”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “борщ”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2022), “борщ”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–13 (а – покі́рно), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “борщ”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “борщ”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
Yakut[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian борщ (boršč), from Old East Slavic борщь (borščĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
борщ • (borshc)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | борщ (borshc) | борщтр (borshctr) |
partitive | борщт (borshct) | борщтрд (borshctrd) |
definite accusative | борщ (borshc) | борщтр (borshctr) |
dative-lative-locative | борщк (borshck) | борщтрг (borshctrg) |
ablative | борщтн (borshctn) | борщтртн (borshctrtn) |
instrumental | борщунн (borshcunn) | борщтрынн (borshctrınn) |
comitative | борщтн (borshctn) | борщтрдн (borshctrdn) |
sociative | борщтр (borshctr) | борщтрдр (borshctrdr) |
obsolete comparative | борщтк (borshctk) | борщтрдк (borshctrdk) |
elative | борщтҕр (borshctğr) | борщтрдҕр (borshctrdğr) |
Alternative forms[edit]
- буорус (buorus)
- Mongolian terms borrowed from Russian
- Mongolian terms derived from Russian
- Mongolian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian nouns
- Mongolian 1-syllable words
- Mongolian terms spelled with Щ
- Mongolian uncountable nouns
- Mongolian о-harmonic nouns
- Mongolian regular declension nouns
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian terms with audio links
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian masculine nouns
- Russian inanimate nouns
- Russian dated terms
- Russian sibilant-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian sibilant-stem masculine-form accent-b nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern b
- ru:Celery family plants
- ru:Soups
- Ukrainian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ukrainian terms with audio links
- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian nouns
- Ukrainian masculine nouns
- Ukrainian inanimate nouns
- Ukrainian semisoft masculine-form nouns
- Ukrainian semisoft masculine-form accent-b nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern b
- uk:Celery family plants
- uk:Soups
- Yakut terms borrowed from Russian
- Yakut terms derived from Russian
- Yakut terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Yakut terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Yakut terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yakut lemmas
- Yakut nouns
- sah:Soups