борщ

See also: борш

Mongolian

Alternative forms

• борш (borš) — nonstandard

Etymology

From Russian борщ (boršč).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔrɕ/
• Syllabification: борщ (1 syllable)

Noun

борщ • (boršč)

1. borscht

Usage notes

Due to its rarity, щ (šč) is sometimes replaced by the more common ш (š).

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Russian

Борщ со сметаной.

Alternative forms

• борщъ (boršč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, originally meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beetroot soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [borɕː]

• Audio:

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Noun

борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борща́, nominative plural борщи́, genitive plural борще́й, relational adjective борщево́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ц or борщо́к)

1. borscht, borsht, borshch, borsch (a soup made of beets and cabbage)
2. (dated) hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

Declension

Declension of борщ (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́рщ bóršč	борщи́ borščí
genitive	борща́ borščá	борще́й borščéj
dative	борщу́ borščú	борща́м borščám
accusative	бо́рщ bóršč	борщи́ borščí
instrumental	борщо́м borščóm	борща́ми borščámi
prepositional	борще́ borščé	борща́х borščáx

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, first meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beet soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔrʃt͡ʃ]

• Audio:

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Noun

борщ • (boršč) m inan (genitive борщу́, nominative plural борщі́, genitive plural борщі́в, relational adjective борще́вий or борщови́й or борщівни́й, diminutive бо́рщик or борще́ць)

1. borscht, beet soup
2. hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

Declension

Declension of борщ (inan semisoft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
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

• 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

• Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “борщ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), 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 (2010–2023), “борщ”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “борщ”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “борщ”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

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Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian борщ (boršč), from Old East Slavic борщь (borščĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu͡oɾɕː/, [bu͡o̞ɾɕː]

Noun

борщ • (borshc)

1. borscht

Declension

Declension of борщ

	singular	plural
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

• буорус (buorus)